Altair Case Studies Automating Vehicle Component Models for Enhanced Accuracy and Efficiency

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Automating Vehicle Component Models for Enhanced Accuracy and Efficiency

Altair

Technology Category	Robots - Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Applicable Industries	Automotive Buildings
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Leasing Finance Automation Time Sensitive Networking
Challenge	Changan Automobile, a leading Chinese automotive brand, was grappling with the time-consuming and error-prone process of pre-processing and setting up their vehicle components, specifically the twist beam. The need for the model to be as close to reality as possible for accurate results made the process extremely labor-intensive. This created a significant bottleneck in the development process, making it increasingly difficult for Changan to keep projects within the designated timeline. The challenge was to find a solution that could streamline this process, reduce errors, and improve efficiency. Read More
About Customer	Changan Automobile is a leading automotive brand in China with over 30 years of experience in building and selling passenger vehicles. The company's industrial leadership was established more than 150 years ago as China’s first western-style engineering firm. Today, Changan is among China’s top four automobile groups and maintains the title of the top-selling domestic Chinese automotive brand. The company, whose name means 'lasting safety' in Chinese, is committed to developing the safest vehicles possible. To this end, it employs CAE software to continually improve upon this mission. Read More
Solution	Changan turned to Altair, a provider of CAE software solutions, to address this challenge. Altair's Enterprise Solutions Group customized an existing packaged solution to suit Changan's specific needs, resulting in the Changan Chassis Structure Automation Tool. This tool guides users through the necessary process flow of pre-processing the model of the twist beam, automating repetitive tasks to save time. Users can now mesh the twist beam to achieve nearly the same level of detail seen in the actual component using HyperMesh, create welds based on analysis data, assign appropriate materials, and identify their contacts. The solution allows for accelerated model organization and rapid mesh generation. Once the model is set up, it can be imported into OptiStruct or any other solver to generate the desired results. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Robots - Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV)

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Buildings

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Leasing Finance Automation

Time Sensitive Networking

Challenge

Changan Automobile, a leading Chinese automotive brand, was grappling with the time-consuming and error-prone process of pre-processing and setting up their vehicle components, specifically the twist beam. The need for the model to be as close to reality as possible for accurate results made the process extremely labor-intensive. This created a significant bottleneck in the development process, making it increasingly difficult for Changan to keep projects within the designated timeline. The challenge was to find a solution that could streamline this process, reduce errors, and improve efficiency.

About Customer

Changan Automobile is a leading automotive brand in China with over 30 years of experience in building and selling passenger vehicles. The company's industrial leadership was established more than 150 years ago as China’s first western-style engineering firm. Today, Changan is among China’s top four automobile groups and maintains the title of the top-selling domestic Chinese automotive brand. The company, whose name means 'lasting safety' in Chinese, is committed to developing the safest vehicles possible. To this end, it employs CAE software to continually improve upon this mission.

Solution

Changan turned to Altair, a provider of CAE software solutions, to address this challenge. Altair's Enterprise Solutions Group customized an existing packaged solution to suit Changan's specific needs, resulting in the Changan Chassis Structure Automation Tool. This tool guides users through the necessary process flow of pre-processing the model of the twist beam, automating repetitive tasks to save time. Users can now mesh the twist beam to achieve nearly the same level of detail seen in the actual component using HyperMesh, create welds based on analysis data, assign appropriate materials, and identify their contacts. The solution allows for accelerated model organization and rapid mesh generation. Once the model is set up, it can be imported into OptiStruct or any other solver to generate the desired results.

Impact #1	The implementation of the Changan Chassis Structure Automation Tool has significantly improved the efficiency of Changan's model pre-processing. By automating and standardizing the process, the tool has eliminated much of the human error involved, providing more confidence in the accuracy of analysis data. The solution has also saved valuable development time, reducing model pre-processing time by 40-50%. As the solution is applicable to all vehicle components, Changan plans to apply it to all complex components where detailed analysis is necessary. The company is also in discussions with Altair to further enhance the tool, including adding a fatigue analysis capability.

Impact #1

The implementation of the Changan Chassis Structure Automation Tool has significantly improved the efficiency of Changan's model pre-processing. By automating and standardizing the process, the tool has eliminated much of the human error involved, providing more confidence in the accuracy of analysis data. The solution has also saved valuable development time, reducing model pre-processing time by 40-50%. As the solution is applicable to all vehicle components, Changan plans to apply it to all complex components where detailed analysis is necessary. The company is also in discussions with Altair to further enhance the tool, including adding a fatigue analysis capability.

Benefit #1	Standardized model building process
Benefit #2	Enabled efficient pre-processing
Benefit #3	Automated repetitive tasks

Benefit #1

Standardized model building process

Benefit #2

Enabled efficient pre-processing

Benefit #3

Automated repetitive tasks

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Automating Vehicle Component Models for Enhanced Accuracy and Efficiency

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