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The Chengdu Multi-attribute Balancing lab will help design teams build their electric vehicles early in the design process and boost performance

Chengdu: Multi-attribute balancing for better electric vehicles

May 26, 2020

This is how the Multi-attribute Balancing lab at the Chengdu engineering center will help design teams build their electric vehicles early on and boost performance.

By Ivan Bosmans
4 MIN READ
Avoid Bearing failure with Virtual Prototyping. Angular Contact Ball Bearing (ACBB, left), Tapered Roll Bearing (TRB, right), as modeled in Simcenter 3D

Bearing Transmission Failures: How to Avoid Them With Virtual Prototyping

May 14, 2020

Bearings allow complex machinery to rotate by making the rotation possible while reducing friction, and are therefore vital to system efficiency and reliability. Improving bearing design through virtual prototyping is a cost-effective and thorough design approach, which reduces transmission downtime and failures.

By abigail.collins-carey
7 MIN READ

Excellence in electric vehicle NVH at Karma Automotive

May 13, 2020

What should an electric sports car engine sound like? There is currently no clear answer to this question, as there is very little history of electric vehicles to draw from. Engine noise is also brand-specific, so even existing electric vehicles will sound different depending on which company produced them.

By Christina Kothlow
2 MIN READ

Chengdu: battery simulation lab revolutionizes battery design

May 11, 2020

How the Chengdu battery simulation demonstrator at the Chengdu engineering center can help electric vehicle automakers reduce development time considerably.

By Ivan Bosmans
4 MIN READ
Fatigue Challenge of Additive Manufacturing

The Fatigue Challenge of Additive Manufacturing: A Simulation-Based Approach

May 6, 2020

Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D-printing, allows the production of complex components layer by layer, using only the material you need. Siemens Digital Industries Software offers simulation-based solutions to predict and optimize Additive Manufacturing product performance.

By Stijn Donders and Michael Hack
10 MIN READ
Vehicle durability testing with Simcenter Testlab

SimRod experience: From Belgian blocks to vehicle durability testing (part 2)

May 5, 2020

Vehicle durability testing is a crucial step in the vehicle development. Learn how Simcenter Testlab Neo can make this testing more efficient.

By Gert Frans
8 MIN READ
SimRod

SimRod experience: Mode shapes in modal analysis need test-calibration

April 30, 2020

Learn how to run structural dynamic tests, aka modal test, to derive test-based mode shapes in modal analysis to achieve test-calibrated simulation.

By Jan_Debille
5 MIN READ
Rendering of the Chengdu ADAS MIL SIL test and demo lab

Chengdu: ADAS lab to test and validate performance

April 28, 2020

Get a glimpse of the ADAS demonstrator and test lab at the Chengdu AV/EV Engineering Center. This is article 2 of the Chengdu blog post series.

By Ivan Bosmans
4 MIN READ
Using Simcenter Motorsolve

6 Things YNTK About Simcenter MAGNET & Motorsolve 2020.1

April 22, 2020

Improvements in demagnetization predictions, simulation of bus bars and loss exports for thermal analysis.

By Chad Ghalamzan
4 MIN READ