In the development of modern vehicles, costs are increasingly being saved by manufacturing prototypes as late as possible in the development process. These prototypes are replaced by virtual prototypes, which can be used to predict properties of the vehicle at an early stage, furthermore a lot of computer experiments can be done (avoiding real experoments). This reduces costs and shortens development times.
In order to be able to simulate a wide variety of experiments, good CAE methods are necessary. Their further development is therefore a prerequisite for saving costs and shortening development times.
The CAE methods focus on time-dependent processes, for example from the field of driving dynamics (often with MBS), from vehicle safety (crash simulations with FEM) or from the area of terramechanics and trafficability on deformable soils (coupled MBS-FEM). Special questions concern particle methods (DPM).
Letzte Änderung: 23. March 2021