AutoBeat Daily: The virtues of virtual prototyping

The automotive industry is accustomed to using computer simulation in product development to conduct extensive tests in various domains such as crash worthiness, stiffness and strength, acoustics, durability, comfort and drivability. In most cases, performance in one domain affects others, but typically each of these areas uses its own suite of simulation tools, and each test is conducted by a different team working in silos, resulting in time-consuming and costly iterations. Converting simulation models to use across different platforms is tenuous, and generating highly accurate results is challenging.

ESI eliminates these problems with its end-to-end offering, which links multiple simulation domains to a central and unique simulation model (known as a “single core model”). ESI goes one step further by integrating the impact of materials and fabrication. Peter Schmitt, ESI‘s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, explains.