Snapshot: Achieving automotive performance and reliability with end-to-end generative E/E design
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The rise of end-to-end generative design in the automotive sector is transforming electrical and electronic (E/E) development by enabling the design process within a 3D context. Siemens’ solutions play a pivotal role in this evolution, leveraging generative design to enhance every stage – from concept creation to system integration – and offering engineers a more holistic view of complex E/E architectures. By integrating design, simulation and validation into a single workflow, Siemens’ tools improve efficiency, accelerate decision-making and optimize performance.
End-to-end generative design principles and capabilities
Siemens Capital software is a comprehensive E/E systems development solution within the Siemens Xcelerator, the integrated portfolio of software, services and application development platforms designed to help companies become digital enterprises. Capital directly supports systems, electrical networks, and software – technologies that are core to today’s complex products.
Within the Capital solution, generative design accelerates development and generates outputs that feed the next design level, ensuring an unbroken digital thread throughout the engineering process. It takes a set of inputs and generates deterministic outputs that are inherently correct by construction.
The Capital solution uses existing design data logical circuits, topology, layouts, libraries, parts, symbols and design rules – correctly the first time, leveraging automation and built-in constraints to minimize repetitive work. For example, Capital transforms functional models into architectures that drive downstream phases, including logical systems, communication networks, software designs and even plant and factory modeling for generating work instructions (figure 1).
Functional models aren’t the only inputs to vehicle architecture. To generate the best possible outputs and give designers more accurate data for evaluation and optimization, Capital leverages carryover from existing architectures, manages complexity with product plans, and links requirements for traceability. Additionally, users can model the platform topology, incorporating mechanical computer aided design (MCAD) data to align with the physical platform. This entire process is driven by reusable, configurable rules that govern automation while ensuring compliance with manufacturing, company and certification requirements. Configurable metrics measure design compliance, offering insights into the impact of changes or alternative implementations.
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Siemens Capital can revolutionize your approach to vehicle design, streamlining collaboration across engineering domains. To gain a deeper understanding of how Siemens’ generative design and automation tools work in action, watch the full webinar for a live demonstration.
Learn more about Siemens Capital and Xcelerator portfolio to explore how these technologies can be integrated into your workflow to accelerate development, reduce costs, and build the next generation of vehicles.
