Unified and Rapid Simulation Platform for Product Engineering

This webinar showcases a simulation-driven design approach to product development and its big impact on design time, performance, and ensuing market success.

Using a belt sander tool model, we will demonstrate how Altair’s design and simulation technologies can undertake a concept design analysis and optimization of the sander's external housing to improve stiffness and reduce weight. We can simulate the manufacturing process itself by looking at the filling, packing, cooling, and warpage of the plastic housing; before concluding with a series of stress analysis and validation studies such as a virtual drop test, 3-point bending simulation and even a study of the effect of the heat transfer of the electric motor.

This will be a valuable session to understand how simulation technologies can be applied throughout the design process, adding value and reducing development time at each stage.

With the advent of electrification in the automotive industry, the design and development of electric motors have taken utmost priority.

The increasing market demand and the competitive landscape require the development of efficient, reliable, and cost-effective electric motors with an ever-decreasing lead time for design and development.

However, the design of eMotors today requires a multidisciplinary approach. Altair SimLab is a Multiphysics platform capable of handling varied physics, specifically for eMotors. 

This webinar covers:

• Introduction to electric vehicles and the importance of eMotor design and development in a Multiphysics environment.
• Introduction to SimLab and the various solutions offered by SimLab in the context of eMotor design and development.
• Simulation workflow of a PMSM motor test case to consider the electromagnetic performance of the motor for a particular working point.
• Multiphysics coupling of the electromagnetic results to structural and flow solution to consider NVH and thermal performance of the machine.
• Comparison of the simulation results with measurement data and conclusion.

The belt sander model has lots of plastic parts and requires it to meet the package dimensions and product weight parameters. This webinar will show how you can conduct a concept design analysis of the belt sander's external housing part and optimize the design to improve stiffness while reducing weight. Next, the optimized design will go through the manufacturing process by looking at filling, packing, cooling, and warpage analysis.

The webinar will address material characterization (short fibers) to conduct stress analysis and detail validation studies like drop test of this belt sander assembly, 3-point bending, and most importantly, cooling. We conduct a fluid dynamic analysis to study the conjugate heat transfer while the motor is in function, and what is the cooling and heating cycle of this product. Once it satisfies all the design and validation requirements, the belt sander is ready to manufacture.

With the development of active airborne radar systems being truly multidisciplinary, there is greater reliance on simulation technology to help guarantee desired levels of performance and durability long before the first prototype is built.

This webinar addresses the above by studying:

• Mapping temperatures from a frequency domain electromagnetic analysis to study the thermal response on the structure.
• Dynamic considerations of the radar system to avoid resonance and account for forced and random vibrations.
• Shock response of the system.
• Determine the life of the mounting bracket using vibration fatigue methods to predict failures before minimum duty cycles are met.
• Optimize the base plate to ensure a lightweight and structurally efficient design.