Testing & Simulation

Caterpillar utilizes Abaqus FEA to accurately model landfill compaction To better tailor compactor designs to individual environments, Caterpillar has been using Abaqus FEA from Simulia, the Dassault Systèmes application for realistic simulation. Read full story

A new approach to Li-ion battery modeling The new approach of researchers at Battery Design LLC and CD-adapco avoids the limitations of the standard approach by resolving the structure of the electrode and explicitly modeling the transport of lithium in the electrolyte and solid phases. Read full story

Simulation and uncertainty at Caterpillar With a broad product range and competitive pressures, Caterpillar is increasingly relying on CAE simulation to enhance product development. One of its simulation managers is seeing the advent of stochastic simulation to further enhance that development. Read full story

End-to-end solution for mass-producing composite vehicles To leverage composites as a key strategy in the automotive industry, a complete solution is needed that addresses the challenges of designing, analyzing, and manufacturing composite vehicles in a way that brings them to market faster and at lower cost, says a Dassault Systèmes expert. Read full story

Democracy and CAE at GKN Driveline CAE is no longer the sole domain of simulation specialists at GKN Driveline. A foundation architecture for handling digital test and simulation data enables wide use of complex CAE by non-specialist product engineers. Read full story

Design tools tackle big-data challenge Design and validation processes that include modeling, simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop testing are creating larger and larger volumes of data, making it more challenging for engineers to analyze and understand the nuances of their designs. Tool providers are ramping up their efforts to help these designers manage data. Read full story

Flow analysis of an air-to-air refueling system 1-D and 3-D virtual prototyping provide an end to the over-engineering of subsystems in the days of cost and time crunching. Read full story

Landing on a new method for conducting strength analysis of ATV body frame Engineers from Suzuki Motor Corp. developed an efficient method for simulating an ATV landing after a jump so that the strength of the frame can be quickly determined at an early design stage. Read full story

Significant upgrades slated for AEDC’s propulsion wind tunnel complex The 4-ft Transonic Wind Tunnel (4T) was recently shut down to undergo a major upgrade, to include a new data system, captive trajectory system (CTS), flex nozzle actuators and controls, roll system, and new diffuser seal flaps. Read full story