Els Verlinden
Are zero prototyping and software-driven development the end of vehicle testing?

Are zero prototyping and software-driven development the end of vehicle testing?

June 26, 2025
The ways we design, engineer and validate cars are undergoing a seismic shift. With simulation, digital twins, and AI-driven insights, virtual testing is gaining ground – and even the bold vision of zero prototyping is on the table.
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From heat to range – energy and thermal management done right

From heat to range – energy and thermal management done right

April 22, 2025
Regardless of what's under the hood of the car, all vehicles all share a critical need: keeping temperatures "just right." It's like conducting an orchestra where every instrument needs to play at the perfect volume. When it works, it's beautiful. When it doesn't... well, that's when you notice.
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Manage electric drive systems engineering like a flock of birds anticipating the next move

Manage electric drive systems engineering like a flock of birds anticipating the next move

January 25, 2024
What has a flock of birds in common with managing electric drive systems engineering?
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Improving the e-Drive NVH performance of your electric vehicle with a digital twin

Improving the e-Drive NVH performance of your electric vehicle with a digital twin

December 14, 2023
NVH engineers want to reduce the risk of encountering e-drive NVH issues late in the design process. But, optimizing e-drive NVH to create a sound that fits your brand image, is challenging. Where to start? Let's start here.
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HVAC systems – creating your comfort zone

HVAC systems – creating your comfort zone

September 14, 2023
Summer 2023 was the hottest summer on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Find out how to design energy-efficient HVAC systems for improved passenger thermal comfort – also in extreme climes.
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How the EDAG Group goes the extra mile to improve pedestrian safety

How the EDAG Group goes the extra mile to improve pedestrian safety

October 18, 2022
The EDAG Group goes the extra mile to increase pedestrian safety. Instead of using FE pedestrian human body models (HBM), their experts modeled just the kinematics needed to confirm a pedestrian has been hit and send the signal to activate the hood in time. This allows for an analysis to be run much quicker at a lower cost while meeting the highest safety standards.
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Digitalization and the future of vehicle performance engineering (Episode 7)

Digitalization and the future of vehicle performance engineering (Episode 7)

August 15, 2022
What is the future of the digital twin in automotive? How to accelerate product design and get it right the...
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Simcenter at the IESF Automotive Conference 2022

Simcenter at the IESF Automotive Conference 2022

August 11, 2022
The IESF Automotive Conference is back! Join us on September 14 and discover the Simcenter solutions for vehicle electrification and autonomous drive.
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Speed up durability road load data analysis to accelerate the delivery of critical insights

Speed up durability road load data analysis to accelerate the delivery of critical insights

March 11, 2022
Daft Punk said: "Work it harder. Make it better. Do it faster. Make us stronger." Read this blog to see how road load data analysis applies this for durability engineering.
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The evolution of vehicle performance engineering in the electrical age

The evolution of vehicle performance engineering in the electrical age

February 25, 2022
New technology needs new processes. Find the driving forces to transform the vehicle development process and make it fit for the future.
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Tire modeling for getting a grip on vehicle dynamics

Tire modeling for getting a grip on vehicle dynamics

August 19, 2021
We all know that tires are a crucial component of the chassis and substantially influence the vehicle dynamics. But how much is ‘substantially’? And what can we do to make sure the tire positively co...
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How to acquire realistic road load data

How to acquire realistic road load data

June 16, 2021
Learn how to use Road Load Data Acquisition (RLDA) for durability testing, a method for measuring precise vehicle response. Find here a free webinar on RLDA.
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About vehicle dynamics and the 3 sides to every story

About vehicle dynamics and the 3 sides to every story

March 11, 2020
Vehicle handling defines the perceived quality of a car. But people’s perceptions differ. What if you can objectively quantify chassis design changes?
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Objectively quantify body rigidity design changes

Objectively quantify body rigidity design changes

October 28, 2019
Deploying a body target setting process for handling performance requires objective quantification of body rigidity design changes on body and vehicle level. Read on and discover how to define critical body properties and relate objective measures to subjective driver feeling or perception.
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BREAKING: Siemens solutions lead Agoria Solar Team to the win

BREAKING: Siemens solutions lead Agoria Solar Team to the win

October 17, 2019
Siemens solutions help the Agoria Solar Team to win the World Solar Challenge in Australia.
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3 aero-(vibro)-acoustic scenarios to solve flow-induced noise

3 aero-(vibro)-acoustic scenarios to solve flow-induced noise

October 4, 2019
Inside the car’s cabin, and especially for a hybrid or an electric vehicle, the overall noise level is primarily dominated...
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Electric vehicles are not quiet! Join the 3 day hands-on masterclass

Electric vehicles are not quiet! Join the 3 day hands-on masterclass

March 13, 2019
Greta Thunberg is everywhere these days. For those of you who happen to not know her (is that possible?): Greta is a Swedish 16-year old activist that wants to stop global warming and climate change....
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“And the Best Technical Paper award goes to … ”

“And the Best Technical Paper award goes to … ”

February 6, 2019
Two weeks ago, at the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) in Pune, India, Simcenter won awards for Best Technical Paper. Not one award, but two!   The SIAT conference i...
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Address vehicle NVH integration issues early on

Address vehicle NVH integration issues early on

December 13, 2018
Dear automobile constructor, Dear automotive supplier,   I’m writing you in response to your request for information on addressing vehicle NVH integration issues early in the development....
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Why transfer path analysis is not established technology

Why transfer path analysis is not established technology

December 10, 2018
280.000.000 results. That’s what you get when typing ‘transfer path analysis’ in Google Search. No wonder. The TPA methodology exists for over 20 years and is widely applied across all industries. Ho...
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Neural networks & digital twins change the O&M in the wind industry

Neural networks & digital twins change the O&M in the wind industry

November 22, 2018
Today wind power represents 4.4% of the total generated power. By 2030, this is to increase up to 20%. The challenges for wind turbine manufacturers are wide-ranging: the aerodynamic performance of t...
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Webinar: Get on top of your game with the newest TPA methods

Webinar: Get on top of your game with the newest TPA methods

October 16, 2018
When I first joined Siemens PLM Software, Dirk De Vis, Vice-President of Simcenter Engineering and Consulting services, explained me the different types of projects his engineering team executes. Bef...
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Give me a brake! Virtually test autonomous emergency braking systems

Give me a brake! Virtually test autonomous emergency braking systems

September 21, 2018
A majority of accidents are caused by late braking or braking with insufficient force. The driver might be distracted, the visibility poor, or another road user makes an unpredictable move. Year over...
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The sense of virtual sensors

The sense of virtual sensors

September 6, 2018
While old-timers are entirely mechanical, our vehicles are full of electronics. And thus with sensors. Sensors provide information well beyond speed and fuel levels. They deliver a limitless amo...
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Valet parking: the first commercially available automated driving function

Valet parking: the first commercially available automated driving function

June 29, 2018
Recently, the local government changed the circulation plan of my home town. From now on, you drive into the city for only 1 reason: park your car.   Earlier, the majority of cars were drivi...
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1.2M kilometers. Can you picture the distance?

1.2M kilometers. Can you picture the distance?

June 22, 2018
It is already 7 years since I joined the virtual durability engineering team. ‘Virtual’, as we work from diverse geographic locations and all have different backgrounds: industry specialists, te...
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Deep dive in the magnificent world of VEM and VTM

Deep dive in the magnificent world of VEM and VTM

April 20, 2018
Last week, I joined a 2 day master class on vehicle energy management (VEM) and vehicle thermal management (VTM) master class in Chassieu, Lyon, in France. Together with 50 customers and industry exp...
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Excellence is not an act, but a habit, as is the NVH of electric vehicles

Excellence is not an act, but a habit, as is the NVH of electric vehicles

January 23, 2018
More than 2300 years ago, Aristotle said: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” This being said, one must be thoughtful in selecting habits. When following est...
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Outstanding system and full vehicle NVH? It is all about integration!

Outstanding system and full vehicle NVH? It is all about integration!

January 11, 2018
Russian babushka dolls are designed to fit inside one another, revealing each time a smaller figure inside. Auto manufacturers and suppliers also design “objects-within-objects”. Like the matriarch d...
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Increase quality perception with outstanding powertrain acoustics

Increase quality perception with outstanding powertrain acoustics

December 13, 2017
Today’s vehicles aim at being more energy efficient whilst remaining durable, powerful and less noisy. The most challenging factor among these performance requirements is noise, vibration & harsh...
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Leave your status quo, accelerate durability testing

Leave your status quo, accelerate durability testing

October 24, 2017
Learn how combining actual measurements and statistics of a vehicle real-life usage can help to determine the correct road loads parameters to set accurate durability testing targets.
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Strategies to deliver lighter, stronger and more durable vehicles

Strategies to deliver lighter, stronger and more durable vehicles

September 28, 2017
The pop band Queen knew it already in the late eighties, when they released the song “I want it all”. The next 20 years proved them right. We do want it all, and this also applies for the vehicles we...
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Daimler: Digital twins in durability for the ‘best cars in the world’

Daimler: Digital twins in durability for the ‘best cars in the world’

June 29, 2017
Daimler cars are said to be the best in the world, also with regards to durability engineering. And no doubt they are. Saying is one thing, but accomplishing this is quite something else. How did the...
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Listen … here goes an electric vehicle

Listen … here goes an electric vehicle

June 20, 2017
Although electric vehicles are significantly quieter than vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE), they bring their own noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) challenges. Not only is their hi...
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A bright future for controls engineering

A bright future for controls engineering

June 25, 2015
Very seldom do you run across a modern product or system that is purely mechanical. Even the most basic item, like a lawn mower, a power tool or a dishwasher has something “smart” or mechatronic abou...
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