Automotive & Transportation - Automotive & Transportation

Developing Novel Design Paradigms for Traction Motors using Simcenter Products

Automotive manufacturers are facing tremendous challenges for developing the next generation of motors for hybrid and electric powertrains. They are operating in markets driven by a number of factors...

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Why electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs standards

This is a snapshot of the current public electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Imagine you’re driving your family in your electric vehicle on a cross-country summertime trip. The car i...

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2019.2: Faster In-Cylinder Simulations

As a CFD simulation engineer you will routinely have to answer technical questions , however, there are a couple of questions that are asked even more frequently : &nb...

By HarryLehtiniemi

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How long can you expect a PCB to last? Try digitalization to find out!

People expect that when they step into a vehicle, they will be able to safely get to their next destination with no issues. This will be even more critical for automakers to guarantee as autonomous a...

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The automotive digital enterprise: a today problem

(Listen to the podcast above) What is the automotive digital enterprise, and how does it fit into the world of sexy tech modifiers –autonomous, connected and electric – routinely appended to an...

By Andrew Macleod

Engineer INNOVATION Issue 2!

‘A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers’ – Plato From Trek to Hyundai, Airbus to ZF Wind Power, this issue is packed with customers showing how the digital twin pr...

By NatashaAntunes

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Self-driving cars with safety and innovation. Can you have both?

Whenever you innovate you take a risk, calculated risk at that, but a risk none the less. Regulation serves to protect us, to make us safe, especially in changing times. However, too much...

By Ed Bernardon

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How to build an electric car: why every function and feature matters

When you think about how to build an electric car, every function and feature in an electric vehicle needs to be electrified and controlled by software. This even includes something as mundane as the...

Keeping Traction Motors as “Cool as a Cucumber”

How are cucumber slices placed on the eyes during makeup analogous to motor cooling? The makeup reaction that raises the eyes’ temperature can be seen as the motor loading to meet a certain torque de...

By John Wanjiku