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Success Story Abstract

In line with Renault’s vision, the Mégane III scored 37/37 points and was awarded five stars at EuroNCAP crash test. The highest rating was granted for frontal crash testing, in part thanks to prior simulation results obtained with PAM-CRASH.

This high score for Mégane III is a turning point for Renault as they are the only automaker to have ever earned eleven times five stars at the EuroNCAP.

The Challenge

• Launch a vehicle with same comfort and safety standards but with a reduced production cost and a lighter Body-in-White
• Reduce CO2 emissions
• Use fewer physical prototypes than for Mégane II in order to meet financial and planning objectives

The Story

“ Simulation is key to our project development process. PAM-CRASH allows us to identify not only the behavior of standard vehicle definition but also the probability to improve our crash performance and to build virtually every element that has an impact on our decision-making.”
Eric Duguet, CAE Body-in-White Manager, Renault Group.

The Benefits

• Save costs and time in the development process by decreasing the number of real prototypes needed for physical tests
• Get highly accurate results especially for strength, scattering and distortion effect
• Reduce overall CO2 emissions while keeping the same standard of vehicle robustness
• Simulate the entire car with Finite Elements (FE) modeling

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