Els Verlinden

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

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

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

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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Durability testing automotive

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

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

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!

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

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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