Best Practices on Driving Design Decisions with Simulation
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The document outlines best practices for using simulation to drive engineering design decisions, emphasizing earlier and broader adoption of simulation tools in an open, multi-disciplinary environment. It includes case studies demonstrating successful implementations that reduced time-to-market and improved design processes through integrated design and analysis. Key strategies discussed involve empowering designers, utilizing CAD-integrated simulation tools, and managing simulation data effectively within product development workflows.
Best Practices on Driving Design Decisions with Simulation
- 1. Best Practices on Driving Design Decisions With Simulation
- 2. q This webinar will be available afterwards at www.designworldonline.com & email q Q&A at the end of the presentation q Hashtag for this webinar: #DWwebinar Before We Start
- 3. Moderator Presenters Chad Jackson Lifecycle Insights S. Ravi Shankar Siemens PLM Software Fabien Letailleur Dassault Systemes SIMULIA Sin Min Yap ANSYS, Inc.
- 5. 1 or less 2 or 3 4 or 5 6 or 7 8 or more 1 or less 10% 13% 16% 19% 42% 2 or 3 11% 24% 20% 22% 23% 4 or more 26% 27% 18% 16% 12% Average number of projects, out of 10, launched on time Average number of projects, out of 10, with 3+ system-‐level prototype failures THE PLM STUDY, 760 RESPONDENTS
- 6. CONCEPT SIMULATION • Dedicated personnel • Design exploration to verify the feasibility of alternative product concepts • Used to define requirement bounds • Dedicated configurable and abstracted geometry models Concept Design Detailed Design Prototyping & Testing
- 7. CONCEPT SIMULATION • Dedicated personnel • Design exploration to verify the feasibility of alternative product concepts • Used to define requirement bounds • Dedicated configurable and abstracted geometry models Concept Design Detailed Design Prototyping & Testing DETAILED DESIGN SIMULATION (ENGINEER) • Common engineers • Simplified physics, Directional feedback • Iterative design changes and analyses • CAD ‘connected’ models
- 8. CONCEPT SIMULATION • Dedicated personnel • Design exploration to verify the feasibility of alternative product concepts • Used to define requirement bounds • Dedicated configurable and abstracted geometry models Concept Design Detailed Design Prototyping & Testing DETAILED DESIGN SIMULATION (ENGINEER) • Common engineers • Simplified physics, Directional feedback • Iterative design changes and analyses • CAD ‘connected’ models DETAILED DESIGN SIMULATION (ANALYST) • Expert Analyst • Accuracy important (extended physics) • Sensitivity studies or Design of Experiments • CAD imported models, iterations
- 9. CONCEPT SIMULATION • Dedicated personnel • Design exploration to verify the feasibility of alternative product concepts • Used to define requirement bounds • Dedicated configurable and abstracted geometry models Concept Design Detailed Design Prototyping & Testing DETAILED DESIGN SIMULATION (ENGINEER) • Common engineers • Simplified physics, Directional feedback • Iterative design changes and analyses • CAD ‘connected’ models DETAILED DESIGN SIMULATION (ANALYST) • Expert Analyst • Accuracy important (extended physics) • Sensitivity studies or Design of Experiments • CAD imported models, iterations VALIDATION SIMULATION (ANALYST) • Expert Analyst • Accuracy critical (multi-‐physics) • Satisfy specific requirements • CAD imported models
- 10. What simulation strategy should you pursue?
- 11. What simulation strategy should you pursue? Our panelists are here to provide guidance.
- 13. Insights into the Product Performance What helps driving good design decisions? People Computers Simulation CAD-‐‑integrated User-‐‑friendly Open ? Cloud-‐‑based
- 15. Conceptual Design Detailed Design Prototyping & Validation Conceptual Designer Validation Analyst Detailed Design Analyst Detailed Design Engineer
- 16. Conceptual Design Detailed Design Prototyping & Validation Conceptual Designer Validation Analyst Detailed Design Analyst Detailed Design Engineer Single Source of Data Shared User Experience
- 19. IP Capture and Deployment Conceptual Design Detailed Design Prototyping & Validation Conceptual Designer Validation Analyst Detailed Design Analyst Detailed Design Engineer
- 20. IP Capture and Deployment Conceptual Designer Validation Analyst Detailed Design Analyst Detailed Design Engineer Optimization methods Validation methods Capture & Automate Deploy Phase 1 Phase 2
- 21. Insights into the Product Performance What helps driving good design decisions? People Computers Collaboration Optimization & Automation
- 22. S. Ravi Shankar Siemens PLM Software
- 23. Make earlier and broader use of simulation Adopt an open, multi-‐‑discipline environment Empower designers with simulation tools Enable enterprise-‐‑wide access to simulation insights Best practices for driving engineering decisions with simulation
- 24. Make earlier and broader use of simulation Best practices for driving engineering decisions with simulation
- 25. 1D Simulations LMS Imagine.Lab Hybrid Approaches LMS Test.Lab 3D Simulations NX CAE, LMS Virtual.Lab Siemens solutions enable earlier and broader use of simulation in all stages of development
- 26. “LMS Amesim enables to imagine new solutions with a better understanding of the system. In particular, the simulation enables to focus on variables which cannot be measured, and test new concepts without the need of expensive prototype.” Gilles Lemaire Scientific Support Manager Poclain Hydraulics Case Study: Poclain Hydraulics • Business challenges: o Reduce time-to-market when designing heavy-duty transmissions o Rapidly consider various new design concepts • Keys to success: o Use of LMS Imagine.Lab • Results: o Significantly reduced need for testing and physical prototypes o Accelerated design process
- 27. Make earlier and broader use of simulation Adopt an open, multi-‐‑discipline environment Best practices for driving engineering decisions with simulation
- 28. Siemens’ NX CAE § Work with any CAD source § Fast, easy-to-use geometry tools and automatic clean up of CAD models § Robust and comprehensive meshing § Multiple simulation disciplines and open support for external solvers § Integrated & extensible environment Open, multi-discipline environment for simulation experts
- 29. "We believe that significant cost savings and productivity gains can be accomplished with careful and strategic CAE tool standardization." Nathan Christensen Senior Manager Engineering Tools and Analysis • Business challenges: o Redesigning launch-pad structures • Keys to success: o Integrated design and analysis (FEA and motion) using NX • Results: o Faster creation of analysis models o Analysis plays a greater role in the design process o Less analysis rework Case Study: ATK
- 30. Make earlier and broader use of simulation Adopt an open, multi-‐‑discipline environment Empower designers with simulation tools Best practices for driving engineering decisions with simulation
- 31. NX CAE provides options for designers to use simulation with confidence § Wizards, designer applications § Templates built by simulation experts for use by non-experts § Same underlying solver technology trusted by the experts § Scalable environment Empowering designers with simulation tools
- 32. • Business challenges: o Time-consuming, iterative analyses required for engineered-to-order products • Keys to success: o Integrated NX modeling and analysis o NX Open automated process • Results: o 40-hour iterative analysis process drops to 15 minutes o Automated processes can be run by non- analysts "The NX toolset is world- class functionality." John Lambert President, CEO Case Study: Design Automation Associates
- 33. Make earlier and broader use of simulation Adopt an open, multi-‐‑discipline environment Empower designers with simulation tools Enable enterprise-‐‑wide access to simulation insights Best practices for driving engineering decisions with simulation
- 34. Siemens’ Teamcenter Simulation § Manage simulation data in-context with product data § Enable complete traceability for decisions § Manage and standardize access to simulation tools § Provide visibility for program management to make decisions Enabling enterprise-wide visibility and access
- 35. "What we re-engineer is our analysis. Our analysis is very important to us and is a measure of our success, even as much as our design." Marc Solomon PLM Chief Engineer and Engineering Systems Architect Case Study: United Launch Alliance • Business challenges: o Hundreds of disconnected in-house and commercial analysis tools o Terabytes of unmanaged simulation data • Keys to success: o Deploying the Teamcenter simulation process management solution • Results: o Ability of engineers to trace analysis chain and understand how decisions were made, o Smarter decisions, improved deliverables
- 36. Sin Min Yap ANSYS, Inc.
- 37. Steve Jobs There’s a tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a good idea and a great product. The idea changes and grows, and you find there are tremendous tradeoffs you have to make. This is where simulation makes the difference. Realize a GREAT product
- 38. Simulation-Driven Product Development™ Tradi&onal Product Development Process Concept Detailed Design Produc&on Physical Tes&ng Simula&on-‐Driven Product Development Process Innova&on Time-‐to-‐Market Quality
- 39. NVH Heat Protec&on Cooling Antenna Integra&on EMC Aerodynamics Vehicle Dynamics Safety Durability Embedded Code TIME CONSUMING & SUB-‐OPTIMAL RAPID AND OPTIMAL Companies Need to Innovate Rapidly
- 40. Simulate Complete Virtual Prototype
- 41. All Electric 0 – 60 in 3.1 sec Aluminum Body 5 Star Crash Rating 17” High Def Touchscreen Good ideas to great designs
- 42. Questions? Chad Jackson Lifecycle Insights Chad.jackson@lifecyscleinsights.com Srinivasa Shankar Siemens PLM Software Srinivasa.shankar@siemens.com Fabien Letailleur Dassault Systemes SIMULIA Fabien.letailleur@3ds.com Sin Min Yap ANSYS Inc. Sinmin.yap@ansys.com
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