Advanced CAE Model Build & Integration Workshop

In the context of NVH vehicle development, a common source of costly design change is where issues are discovered late in a program during vehicle testing or even post launch. Often this occurs where the simulation has met the targets including vehicle level analysis. By considering a population of results rather than the nominal CAE result, a process is demonstrated to develop a more reliable design that will deliver high levels of customer satisfaction and lower levels of late change and warranty costs. In this presentation we will introduce how this can be achieved through the use of MSA and RBDO methods within the framework of Altair’s NVH Director environment. Presenter: Peter Benzie - Senior Technical Specialist NVH, Altair

Meshing is a time-consuming process yet critical to obtain high-quality results. In this webinar we introduce Altair’s automated meshing technologies and end-to-end workflows for meshing of complex parts.

Contents:
- Introduction to Altair
- Automated Meshing in Altair Hyperworks: BatchMesher, Rebuild, Midmesh, Replicate
- Summary
- Q&A

Duration: 55 minutes

Discover The New Altair HyperWorks 2021 Transition to New User Experience

Training - Systematic approach for NVH Problem solving Techniques

Improving the ESL using Complete Vehicle Correlation In the previous webinar, the development of an ESL has been shown based on a complete vehicle simulation. In order to validate this new approach, a comprehensive correlation work has been performed. Using the dynamic distortion in all closure body openings as correlation criteria offer a unique possibility to increase the understanding of the load from both the engine and the wheel suspension. This webinar presents this correlation where a test vehicle is driven on different test tracks both in reality and virtually. Presenter: Jens Weber | CAE Engineer, CEVT

ESL Development Based on Simulation - Application example The body stiffness has a major impact on the Squeak & Rattle performance of a car. Since the body structure of electrical/autonomous cars will differ clearly from traditional bodies, an enhanced requirement is needed to limit the distortion in the closure openings. This webinar presents a new approach of defining a requirement based on closure deformations using an equivalent static load (ESL), which considers both the reduction from a complete vehicle to a BIG and from a dynamic load to a static load. In addition, an example is shown how ESL can be used as input for body optimization. Presenter: Viktor Jonsson | CAE Engineer (Consultant), CEVT

Medical stents are a lifeline for patients with cardiovascular illness and disease. Device manufacturers are required to dedicate large amounts of time and expense to clinical tests to validate safety and performance claims. Simulation can speed up these trials by satisfying the testing of variables virtually. This webinar presents Altair’s process for fast and intelligent stent optimization by coupling simulation, Design of Experiments (DOE) and machine learning algorithm to generate an analytical model.

Leading design firms join Altair to discuss high-fidelity simulation solutions for all experience levels to realize efficiency gains up to 40%. Today, architectural design firms face two primary and often conflicting challenges: increased project complexity and compressed delivery schedules. Due to the large scale nature of AEC projects, frequent change orders, and on-time delivery pressure, more often than not the ability to use traditional simulation methods for design guidance and validation is simply time and resource prohibitive. This situation is further exacerbated when trying to achieve an aggressive design aesthetic, working with new materials, and balancing form and function with sustainability initiatives and construction safety standards. Recent user experience advancements and the introduction of novel simulation technologies now enable a broader community of designers and civil engineers to confidently and rapidly apply simulation earlier and throughout AEC projects. This webinar will explore this transformational shift and its positive business impact on project timing and costs through the lens of leading AEC design firms and thought leaders at Altair.

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The Aero Utility tools available under User Profile>Engineering Tools>Aerospace options enables Aerospace engineers with unique modelling capabilties required in building Aero models. In this Webinar, we will explore a few of those utilities viz Airframe meshing, Composites Material Orientations, Compare FE contents and so on.

This is an introductory course for using HyperMesh CFD to create and set up finite element (CFD) models for CFD analysis. A combination of lectures and exercises will familiarize students with the HyperMesh environment, process, and suite of tools needed to start using HyperMesh in their work.

Post Processing For NVH - HyperView:NVD

The tool allows you to alter finite element models while keeping mesh distortions to a minimum. HyperMorph can be used to: • Change the profile and the dimensions of your mesh • Map an existing mesh onto a new geometry, and • Create shape variables that can be used for optimization

The process would help Engineers to build and manage detailed FE models for multiple domains which involves part level model building and assembly, representation and configuration management. The structure can be shared easily with PLM, PDM or CAD systems.

This tool allows engineering analysts to validate CAD models received from the design teams, automatically identifying potential issues that could slow down the pre-processing stage of the simulation life cycle. The solution identifies part intersections, missing welds and incorrect bolt-nut positions on an entire assembly structure and generates comprehensive reports.

Supported by the streamlined, intuitive workflows in HyperMesh, running nonlinear analysis in OptiStruct is easier and more powerful than ever. Nonlinear explicit analysis is now supported, enabling simulation of drop tests, impact analysis, and more. Check out this webinar to see how Altair’s unified modeling and simulation platform can eliminate tedious meshing tasks and accelerate your nonlinear analysis processes. In this webinar, we'll demo 5 different car door abuse use-cases, solving using linear dynamics, nonlinear quasi-static implicit, and nonlinear explicit dynamics analysis in OptiStruct.

The next generation HyperWorks experience was created to enable teams to move from physics to physics, domain to domain or even create reports without ever leaving their simulation model. Every tool in the suite delivers a solution-specific workflow with a meticulously designed and discoverable user-interface, differentiated for each user profile, but still familiar across the toolset. Altair started delivering on this vision with the initial release of Inspire and has continued to bring more and more functionality to its customers with each release. Now, the next generation HyperMesh provides a modern environment for meshing, modeling, and morphing with no loss of existing functionality for long-term customers. Learn about the reimagining of Altair HyperMesh and how your product development can benefit today. The presentation will showcase: -Brand new workflows for geometry recreation and editing -Midmeshing and interactive batch meshing -Free direct morphing -Parts and reps management -Concept design iteration

In this webinar, we address challenges common to conceptual modeling engineers and the powerful new time-saving features and workflows available in the new Altair HyperWorks user experience.

This webinar, presented jointly between Altair and the UK's leading CFD consultancy, TotalSim, demonstrated how the latest model build technologies can drastically accelerate your external aerodynamics programmes, freeing up Engineers' time to provide design insight and enhance performance, not stuck endlessly refining meshes.

The key element of an electric vehicle (EV) is the battery and batteries are known to produce heat during their charge-discharge cycle. An efficient thermal management system (TMS) is of paramount importance. The battery TMS affects the cost, life, and range of the EV. A battery TMS study or an EV TMS study involves the use of thermal and fluid physics and Altair’s AcuSolve (Computational Fluid Dynamics based Simulation Technology), was used to carry out this study. The importance of finding new methods for effectively and accurately designing TMS that control temperature and optimize the performance of Li-ion batteries. This can be used to study and optimize the Battery Thermal Management System and other Thermal Management requirements arising in an electric vehicle which involves both active and passive cooling. A similar issue of heat (unwanted) exists in Motors as well, in this, we shall cover the Multiphysics simulation of Motors which shall include both electromagnetics and CFD Thermal studies of both air and liquid coolant motors.

Replacement of traditional combustion engines with an electric powertrain, bring electro-mechanical induced tonal and high-frequency whine noise. In addition, tire and aerodynamic turbulent noise become more prominent in the absence of a standard Internal Combustion Engine. Also, the perceived sound quality imposes a new set of challenges. This leads to completely new methods of NVH refinement, keeping the decades of research aside. As it is important to address these issues at the design and development stage, adopting the new simulation techniques to manage future NVH challenges in e-Mobility is of the prime challenge to the traditional NVH engineers. In this webinar, we shall discuss some of those key NVH challenges specific to electric vehicles and appropriate simulation processes to develop countermeasures.

Electric Vehicles (EV) are complex systems and need to be connected, automated, lighter & smarter all at once. This calls for systems engineering where different systems are seen whole instead of in silos. Experience e-Mobility Simulation using Altair Model-Based System simulation solutions with real-time motor controller implementation on HIL (Hardware in the loop) with the micro-controller. Its intuitive block diagram environment allows users to model and simulate continuous and discrete dynamical systems, mix signal-based, physical modeling and Co-simulation with electro-magnetic & multi-body dynamics. End to end system-level virtual simulation for complete e-Mobility is made possible.

Traction Motor play key role in the electric vehicle/hybrid electric vehicle (EV/HEV) development process. The design of a High-Performance e-Motor is a complex undertaking. Engineers have conflicting constraints to consider including efficiency, temperature, weight, size, and cost. To explore more ideas, better understand their designs and improve performance, Altair HyperWorks™ has a workflow to guide motor designers through an efficient process of Simulation-Driven Design. This analysis and optimization solution supports multi-disciplinary teamwork and reduces design times.

As the use of 3D data throughout the produce lifecycle broadens, it is ever more essential to prepare high-quality 3D CAD geometry models to streamline the entire simulation process. CADdoctor is a tool to streamline CAD geometry preparation to make the data suitable for the HyperMesh simulation process. This helps to achieve reducing your simulation lead time and improving the accuracy of the simulation result. This presentation will be an introduction to one of the leading software on the Altair Partner Alliance and how this software has been benefitting users throughout the globe.

A good Design is not complete unless it meets desired performance and qualifies for efficient manufacturing. Design of sheet-metal components demand the following, From a Design perspective - if sheet-metal can be used for intended design, their sizing & shape, choice of material, weight and cost. From Manufacturability perspective - manufacturing feasibility of the designed shape, allowable thinning and wrinkling limits, addressing process constrains and importantly forming feasibility. Leveraging Simulation to drive the design as it unfolds at the concept generation stage, helps design engineers to accrue downstream benefits upfront.

During the development of new vehicles, PSA Peugeot Citroën Group (PSA) wanted to take the lead in using simulation technology to detect squeak and rattle noise problems, before physical testing was possible. The initiative led to a collaboration between PSA’s Method Development Engineering team and Altair ProductDesign to explore the use of simulation technologies and numerical optimization methods at an early stage of development. This 60-minute Webinar, jointly presented by PSA and Altair, discusses the project and its progress, describing the results achieved through the application of an “E-Line method” approach and detailing how the newly established processes have been integrated into PSA’s existing Virtual Development Process (VDP).

Learn about the new features and workflows available in HyperMesh 2019 for meshing and geometry

Positive destinations of leavers is a key metric for any University. A major aspect in achieving this metric is to successfully develop industry ready graduates, possessing a well-proportioned balance between hands-on simulation/software experience, practical skills and a robust theoretical foundation. Based on Christophe's personal experiences of teaching Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and optimisation techniques to mechanical, automotive and aerospace engineering students, this presentation will discuss some of these metrics in greater detail, including: - The importance of collaboration between academia, industry and software suppliers. - Strategies for software implementation into undergraduate teaching. - Examples of success and perhaps some of lesser successful implementation. - The changing landscape of student expectations and previous experience. - Continuation into taught and research postgraduate studies

Given EVs are gaining momentum and the recent Govt. of India’s strict localization norms in EVs to avail incentives, Altair announces a 3-part webinar series to introduce its powerful and most comprehensive industry solution set for E-mobility from concept till end use. Open to startups, OEM and supplier alike, we invite you to join our 3-part live webinar series. We will discuss the various challenges in EV systems and how Altair solutions play an important role in the design & development stage. Namely, how you can cut down development time and cost while improving your designs, how you can rapidly prototype your ideas, tame the complexities involved in a highly complex system and lots more. We will highlight some unique challenges for EVs specific to India and discuss how to address them.

This webinar is about simulating the draping of the radome with different fabric pattern and choose the best. The choice of the best pattern will be based on the draping results, the fabric aspect, the fiber orientation, and if possible, on electromagnetic performance. The webinar will be based on Altair’s Aero Wing concept, and will present KTex Family of tools created by CEDREM.

This webinar gives an overview of HyperWorks’ aerospace solution for model-setup, composites modeling and efficient reporting. The popular matrix browser for easy data extraction and advanced post-processing is also covered.

Flux is now fully part of HyperWorks and thanks to our flexible HyperWorks Units, users are now able to access even more tools that will help you to save time in your designs and enable powerful simulations. Flux embeds its own pre-preprocessing tools but designers sometimes need to deal with complex 3D geometries generated by their CAD team.

The webinar will begin by presenting FluiDyna GmbH and by giving a short introduction to the nanoFluidX (nFX) code. After that the attendees will get a more detailed description of the work flow, emphasizing the ultra-simple pre-processing capabilities of the HyperMesh 14.0.110 and upcoming SimLab 14.2, which allow particle generation with literally three clicks per element. Some details about the solver will also be presented, particularly pointing out the speed up the customer potentially gains in turn-around time for oiling simulations by using nFX on GPU’s. We shall also present the new ParaView 5.0.1 with special SPH features, as well as FieldView version (which should show up by the webinar). Finally, summary and licensing details will be provided for nFX.

This webinar presents a detailed look at how Total Materia can be used to decrease risk and increase efficiency as an integrated tool within the Altair environment. Focusing on two main integration and connection possibilities, the webinar will show primarily how to find materials and then import directly into HyperWorks using the Integrated HyperMesh Edition of Total Materia. In addition, the webinar will also focus on how to export data from the Total Materia Premium edition using a range of OptiStruct and Radioss export formats.

Dr. George Kretsis, Managing Director of Anaglyph, a leader in composites solutions, will present their approach for defining optimal composite material and laminate property data. The webinar will present the workflow between HyperMesh and Anaglyph composites software for preliminary analysis and design: LAP, CoDA and Laminate Tools. It will be a very practical guide, with live software demo, starting from the laminates generation using LAP, testing with LAP and CoDA, stack creation with HyperMesh and completing the task with Laminate Tools for finer details.

This webinar will cover a brief overview of all simulations done on an Altair benchmark airplane wing. All steps from CAD to CAE are discussed, starting with the generation of the geometry, including midsurface generation to meshing and mapping CFD results. The presentation concludes with post-processing and automated report generation.

This webinar will introduce the latest crash and safety capabilities in HyperWorks 14.0, working with RADIOSS, LS-DYNA and PAM-CRASH. It also reviews other powerful tools and recommended processes available in Altair’s pre- and post-processing software.