The problem of consolidating simulation models from different tools is growing when proprietary approaches are used. The IEEE language standard VHDL-AMS, also known as IEEE 1076.1, attempts to address the problem for automotive applications.
A development environment from Synopsys Inc. is used by the authors to show how designers can make the most of the IEEE […]

Hastings Manufacturing Company, a nearly 100-year-old maker of piston rings, has upgraded its design and verification capabilities by acquiring AVL EXCITE simulation software and Land & Sea DYNOmite dynamometers. The new systems will allow Hastings to more accurately design and test piston rings for a broader range of applications, including small to large bore, and […]

A&D Technology and Gamma Technologies have successfully run an enhanced real-time GT-POWER model on A&D’s new Procyon platform. The Procyon platform is a real-time hardware-in-the=loop (HiL) system, capable of running up to 32 CPU cores in one box with an I/O latency of less than 800 nanoseconds.
Because fully detailed GT-POWER models are too complex and […]

LMS Imagine.Lab Fuel Cells helps fuel cell manufacturers design and optimize fuel cell stacks and systems via an easily accessible one-dimensional modeling environment. With LMS Imagine.Lab Fuel Cells, users can size components, optimize architecture and geometries, and develop and test control strategies. In addition, electrochemical researchers can opt to integrate and test different gas mixtures […]

By running a series of simulations, Ford claims it can reduce product-development time by eight to 14 months. The simulation system uses what Ford calls its Programmable Vehicle Model to determine the optimum beltline for a vehicle, which is always a point of contention between engineers and designers.

This article takes a look at how BMW is using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation in developing the Hydrogen 7 engine. The HIL systems are used in this case for both hardware and software testing, and plans are to use it in later development stages for safety testing.

A state-of-the-art motorcycle simulator capable of giving researchers valuable information on rider and road safety, motorcycle design and motorcycle engineering is currently under construction at The University of Nottingham, British Midlands, UK.
The simulator — which is the first of its kind in the world — will consist of a Triumph motorcycle mounted on a unique […]

AUDI AG recently built the auto industry’s fastest supercomputer to advance safety standards. Crucial in optimizing car safety, the new system is based on ESI Group’s PAM-CRASH 2G simulation software and an HP Cluster Platform 3000BL system, providing 15.36 teraflop/s of computing performance for crash simulation models of Audi. The supercomputer implementation places the leading […]

The Pickering Interfaces 40-193 and 40-194 are modules that simulate both high and low current faults when testing control systems. This is especially useful in a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HILS) test applications. Each module supports 7 channels which faults can have injected - each channel can be opened (to simulate and open circuit) or shorted to one […]

Dassault Systèmes has released the Abaqus BioRID II dummy model for use with SIMULA. This model will be used by the automotive engineers during the design phase of seats and head restraints to assess and reduce the risk of neck injuries resulting from rear-end vehicle collisions.
The new Abaqus BioRID II has been developed and validated […]