Project Objectives

Scientific and Technical Objectives

The broad objectives of AUTOSIM can be summarised as follows:

• To improve the quality and robustness of modelling and simulation in the European automotive industry within an integrated design and product development environment.
  
• To facilitate the use of advanced simulation technologies (finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and related methods) within a multi-site, multi-organisational environment.
  
• To improve technology and knowledge transfer between engineering practitioners within the automotive industry.
  
• To identify potential breakthrough technologies which could have a profound effect on the use of simulation techniques for automotive applications.
  
• To identify technology gaps and areas where RTD activity is needed.

The detailed objectives are:

1. To assemble and collate information which is focused on current practices in the application of modelling and simulation technology in the European automotive industry.
2. To define best practices and standard procedures for the use of modelling and simulation.
3. To identify barriers between current practices and best practices.
4. To issue guidelines to help overcome the barriers.
5. To ascertain areas in which breakthrough technologies could be of greatest use and prioritise their importance.
6. To establish the current state of the art and its readiness to become state of practice.
7. To promote RTD projects to address identified requirements.
8. To actively and widely disseminate information about all the aspects listed above within the European automotive industry.