Failure mode and effect analysis: don’t solely trust your experts

S-FMEAs (System Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and dysfunctional analysis in general are becoming cornerstones of product development when it comes to autonomous vehicles. As an example, fun…

Simcenter Amesim 17: top 5 capabilities

We are proud to introduce Simcenter Amesim 17. 
 
The latest release will help you increase system simulation efficiency through a seamless process integration, maximum modelin…

Predicting SIPART PS2 performance with Simcenter

In Karlsruhe – Germany – are located the Siemens Process Instrumentation offices. In May 2018, we had the privilege to visit one of the team based over there, who develops the SIPART PS2 – a position…

Give me a brake! Virtually test autonomous emergency braking systems

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…

These machinery companies opted for the same engineering solution – Guess who?

Can you guess who made these statements?
“Due to rising energy prices, low energy consumption is essential to managing operational expenses. Our products must deliver the highest fabric quality at …

Doosan – Improving the energy efficiency of excavators

I promised in my previous post that there would be customers interview coming soon… Well here’s the first one of many!
 
Right before kick-off of the Simcenter Conference, we made a trip to …

The sense of virtual sensors

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…

Vehicle Energy Management Farm

A car has many performance attributes and all are of equal importance.
 
Sure – depending on priorities, one might find some of those attributes more interesting than the others, but mostly…

Many physical domains and applications in one system simulation tool

Many simulation tools exist. But a lot of them are mainly dedicated to a single physical domain: fluids, electrics, mechanics or thermal, for instance. Others are more dedicated to an application suc…