Abstract

Bringing Vehicle Crash Simulation Closer to Reality

In the past Automotive OEMs verified their new vehicle designs by building several iterations of prototype test vehicles and then performing various types of physical testing to mature the specifications before building the tooling needed to mass produce units.  This trial and error prototype testing approach is costly in both resources and time since the same tests are often repeated for each design iteration.  In order to further improve the efficiency of our development process and the quality of our products Honda has increased our ability to accurately predict test performance for a given vehicle design using CAE.  This presentation will highlight how vehicle crash simulations are integrated into today's product development process and how the trend for increased physics based modeling and realistic simulations will continue to keep pace with the rapid growth of computing power.

About the Speaker

Mr. Duane Detwiler, Honda R&D Americas