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Newman Haas Racing and Enterprise Simulation - The Winning Combination
Six-time Champ Car World Series winner Newman/Haas Racing has refocused its simulation activities to include tire models and rough road surfaces in its vehicle dynamics simulations for predicting handling. |
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CAE Data Management at Audi AG
Simulation data and process management is gaining momentum in manufacturing today. More companies are developing systems such as Audi's CAE-Bench, based on MSC.Software's simulation data management solutions. |
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Audi AG , Germany |
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Simulation Solution Closes Physical Test Gaps
Understanding such dynamic loads as when a car runs over a pot hole or travels down a rough road and their effect on performance is crucial during the development of a new car. |
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General Motors Corporation |
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Optimising the Use and Quality of Composite Material with VPD
As a leading supplier to the automotive industry, SP provides carbon fibre materials for the production of high-performance cars such as the MG X-Power SV. |
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SP Systems, UK |
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'Design, Analyze and Confirm' Process with Integrated VPD Tools
ASC helps automakers design, engineer, and manufacture high-impact, low-volume specialty vehicle programs. |
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VX Racing Finds the Winning Edge
VX Racing recently celebrated winning the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) team, manufacturers' and drivers' titles for the fourth consecutive year, setting a new BTCC record and making the Vauxhall Astra Coupe the most successful car ever in series history. |
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Triple Eight Race Engineering |
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Simulation Gives Guardian Automotive a Clear Advantage
Guardian Automotive uses MSC.Marc and MSC.Software Professional Services in the development of glass products such as windows for the automotive industry. |
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Guardian Europe S.A., Luxembourg |
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Vehicle Design Protection Against Whiplash in Low-Speed Rear Impacts
Using MSC.Software tools, Crashport, a venture of Huntsville, Alabama-based Tec-Masters, Inc., has created a simulation software program that reduces the extraordinary cost of multiple physical crash tests. |
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Simulation at Leyland Trucks Expands Analysis, Cuts Time & Reduces Prototypes
Leyland used Adams to assess ride behaviour of trucks early in the design cycle. It is used for detailed procedures such as cab tilt, lane-change manoeuvres, ride comfort, and to rapidly assess the effect of minute changes in suspension, wheelbase, tyres, or payload position. |
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DENSO Supplies Quality through DesignerCentric, VPD-Focused Environment
Headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, DENSO produces automotive OEM and aftermarket parts in engine, climate control, body electronics, driving control and safety, hybrid vehicle components, and information and communications. |
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MSC Teams with Brembo for Customised Brake System Simulation Toolkit
Brembo, a global brake systems provider, and MSC.Software are teaming up to develop a customised simulation toolkit based on Marc to simulate stress and fatigue characteristics of automotive brake pads. |
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Hydroplaning Prediction Improved With Multidiscipline Simulation
Multidiscipline Simulation Results with Marc and FINE/Hexa More Closely Represent Real Life Improving the Safety of Tire and Tread Designs. |
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Saab Balances Safety, NVH Performance Using VPD-Driven Design Process
Saab used MSC Nastran as their primary tool for structural dynamic analysis and structure-borne acoustics calculations to the development process of a new convertible. |
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Setting Up Race Cars in a Virtual Environment
Newman/Haas Racing uses Adams for vehicle system modelling and design of experiments (DOE) to optimise the setup trade-offs required to deliver a more competitive car. |
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As Clear as Glass
Simulation with Marc enabled Guardian to try different temperature situations without interrupting the actual production process and to predict the behaviour of various materials in different production stages and in their final use mounted in cars. |
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Guardian Europe S.A. |
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Virtual Product Development Used For Side-Curtain Airbag
Autoliv has developed side-curtain airbag systems by using Dytran to simulate the dynamic events that occur during inflation, such as gas flow and enclosure impact stiffness. |
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Efficiency, Creativity, Reliability: Making It Happen at Ford
As Ford Motor Company's vice president for North America product creation, Phil Martens oversees the design, engineering and development of all Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars and light trucks sold in North America. |
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Ford Motor Company |
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VPD Facilitates Airbag Design Innovations For Out-Of-Position Occupant Protection
For ASL, Dytran has proven to be a robust tool that can be applied to the design optimisation of vehicle occupant restraint systems for both crash and out-of-position scenarios. |
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Automotive Systems Laboratory Inc. (ASL) |
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VW Accelerates Car Body Design with Mesh-Independent Assemblage in MSC Nastran
For Volkswagen, a critical feature of MSC Nastran is its enhanced analysis capabilities for spot weld modelling, especially large spot weld diameters. |
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Volkswagen AG |
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MSC Enables Development of Patented, Energy Absorbing Bus Bumper System
Talfourd Jones was able to test and prove the concept for a new bumper system before investing in the tooling required to produce the technology. |
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Computer Simulation Saves $100,000+ on Truck Parts By Reducing Road Testing
ArvinMeritor engineers developed a new approach in which Adams is used to simulate the operation of a truck using a road profile obtained from proving ground testing. |
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Co-Simulation Boosts Design Efficiency
At Ford, engineers accurately predict handling of vehicle designs under various steering and road conditions by integrating mechanical simulation with electronic controls design. |
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Ford Motor Company |
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Finding a Hard-to-Spot Design Flaw
TRW uses Adams to help design and test seat-belt mechanisms including height adjustors, buckle and retractor pre-tensioners, web sensing devices, and vehicle sensing systems. |
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TRW Automotive |
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Predictive Engineering Quiets Gear Rattle
Mechanical simulation with Adams lets engineers at New Venture Gear find and fix noise problems in transmission design before building hardware prototypes. |
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Nonlinear Analysis Helps Optimise Composite Belt for Mild Hybrid Cars
Gates Rubber used Marc to develop a flexible belt composite that provides 4 times the torque capacity of current production belts. |
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Predictive Tire Modeling System: Concept to Prototype in One Month
Cooper Tire, along with MSC, developed and implemented an innovative set of software simulation tools for streamlining the tire development process. |
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