Altair Case Studies HyperWorks Streamlines Development of Aeronautic Sensors at Esterline Advanced Sensors

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HyperWorks Streamlines Development of Aeronautic Sensors at Esterline Advanced Sensors

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Digital Twin Virtual Reality
Services	Testing & Certification
Challenge	Esterline Advanced Sensors, a leading provider of aeronautic sensors, faced a significant challenge in the development of their products. Each sensor is a unique project for a specific customer, with individual requirements that often change during the development process. This necessitates multiple iterations on design changes and intensive simulations to ensure the final product meets the customer's needs. The sensors, composed of several sub-parts and different materials, grow into complex models when prepared for simulation. The efficiency and reliability of the simulation heavily depend on the mesh features and quality of these models. The challenge was to quickly incorporate required modifications into the current model, create models from scratch, and quickly adopt modifications for design variants, all while maintaining high quality and reducing calculation time. Read More
About Customer	Esterline Advanced Sensors is a leading provider of high precision solutions for aeronautics, including cockpit, airframe, and engine sensors, as well as derivative products for marine, defense, and the industrial sector. The company prides itself on its strong company culture, demonstrated by its 936 employees who are driven by high added-value customer service, reliability, and the best operational performance of their products. Esterline Advanced Sensors is a leader in the field of sensors for pressure, temperature, speed, torque, and analogue indicators. The company's ability to master programs from design to development to production and to work with partners in different fields of application makes it a tier one supplier. Read More
Solution	To address these challenges, Esterline Advanced Sensors implemented HyperWorks, specifically HyperMesh, in the development of their aeronautic sensors. After creating a CAD model, the engineers use HyperMesh to prepare the models for different types of analysis. HyperMesh is a high-performance finite element pre-processor that provides a highly interactive and visual environment to create high-quality meshes and analyze product design performance. It distinguishes itself from other meshing tools by providing accurate meshes for many different commercially available solvers and simulation disciplines in a short time frame. The engineers then use these meshed models for various simulation tasks such as FE analysis, NVH simulation, and CFD analysis. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Digital Twin

Virtual Reality

Services

Testing & Certification

Challenge

Esterline Advanced Sensors, a leading provider of aeronautic sensors, faced a significant challenge in the development of their products. Each sensor is a unique project for a specific customer, with individual requirements that often change during the development process. This necessitates multiple iterations on design changes and intensive simulations to ensure the final product meets the customer's needs. The sensors, composed of several sub-parts and different materials, grow into complex models when prepared for simulation. The efficiency and reliability of the simulation heavily depend on the mesh features and quality of these models. The challenge was to quickly incorporate required modifications into the current model, create models from scratch, and quickly adopt modifications for design variants, all while maintaining high quality and reducing calculation time.

About Customer

Esterline Advanced Sensors is a leading provider of high precision solutions for aeronautics, including cockpit, airframe, and engine sensors, as well as derivative products for marine, defense, and the industrial sector. The company prides itself on its strong company culture, demonstrated by its 936 employees who are driven by high added-value customer service, reliability, and the best operational performance of their products. Esterline Advanced Sensors is a leader in the field of sensors for pressure, temperature, speed, torque, and analogue indicators. The company's ability to master programs from design to development to production and to work with partners in different fields of application makes it a tier one supplier.

Solution

To address these challenges, Esterline Advanced Sensors implemented HyperWorks, specifically HyperMesh, in the development of their aeronautic sensors. After creating a CAD model, the engineers use HyperMesh to prepare the models for different types of analysis. HyperMesh is a high-performance finite element pre-processor that provides a highly interactive and visual environment to create high-quality meshes and analyze product design performance. It distinguishes itself from other meshing tools by providing accurate meshes for many different commercially available solvers and simulation disciplines in a short time frame. The engineers then use these meshed models for various simulation tasks such as FE analysis, NVH simulation, and CFD analysis.

Impact #1	The implementation of HyperWorks, particularly HyperMesh, in the development process of aeronautic sensors at Esterline Advanced Sensors has brought about significant operational benefits. The high performance and openness of the HyperMesh software have streamlined the creation of structured meshes. This has not only improved the accuracy of finite element analysis but also reduced the time taken for model creation and modification. The use of clean, structured meshes has minimized calculation time, allowing for more iterations in the same timeframe. This has led to better sensor quality and a higher safety margin. Furthermore, the overall development time and costs have been reduced, enhancing the operational efficiency of the company.

Impact #1

The implementation of HyperWorks, particularly HyperMesh, in the development process of aeronautic sensors at Esterline Advanced Sensors has brought about significant operational benefits. The high performance and openness of the HyperMesh software have streamlined the creation of structured meshes. This has not only improved the accuracy of finite element analysis but also reduced the time taken for model creation and modification. The use of clean, structured meshes has minimized calculation time, allowing for more iterations in the same timeframe. This has led to better sensor quality and a higher safety margin. Furthermore, the overall development time and costs have been reduced, enhancing the operational efficiency of the company.

Benefit #1	Improved FE accuracy
Benefit #2	Reduced model creation and modification time
Benefit #3	Reduced calculation time by using clean, structured meshes

Benefit #1

Improved FE accuracy

Benefit #2

Reduced model creation and modification time

Benefit #3

Reduced calculation time by using clean, structured meshes

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HyperWorks Streamlines Development of Aeronautic Sensors at Esterline Advanced Sensors

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