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Simulation, modelling and validation software
News Release from: ESI Group
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 March 2002
Renault boosts ESI's automotive base
ESI Group has entered a partnership agreement with Renault Group in the field of numerical calculation and the deployment of numerical simulation solutions.
ESI Group has entered a partnership agreement with Renault Group in the field of numerical calculation and the deployment of numerical simulation solutions As part of the agreement, ESI Group's Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), will become one of Renault Group's numerical simulation reference tools
The use of ESI Group's applications in such a critical business sector demonstrates Renault Group's commitment to reducing development costs and lead times for testing and prototyping.
Under the terms of the agreement, Renault will acquire licenses from ESI Group for solutions and related services involving numerical simulation of crash tests and sheet metal stamping.
ESI Group will strengthen its expertise in the automotive sector and will develop several innovative projects relating to modelling and electromagnetic compatibility, and will also develop an environment for the collaborative management of Renault's numerical simulation data.
ESI Group's extensive and integrated product offering will allow Renault to reduce the number of simulation applications currently used, thereby reducing costs and complexity of operations.
The ESI Group's Virtual Try-Out Space multi-trade solution will enable Renault to anticipate complex interactions such as the influence of manufacturing by stamping on the crash performance of a component, which would normally only be evident following real prototyping.
"Numerical simulation has become a key factor in providing a competitive edge in the automotive industry", said Alain de Rouvray, Chairman and CEO of ESI Group.
"In today's fiercely competitive economic environment, Renault will be able to take advantage of our integrated solution and its inherent benefits while accelerating the transition from traditional, costly trial-and-error methods to those of a collaborative environment enabling continuous improvements of virtual prototypes".
PAM-Crash makes it possible to predict a vehicle's behaviour in crash test simulations.
PAM-Safe, a complementary product, simulates the effects of a vehicle's security systems on its occupants, for example airbag deployment and the effect of passenger retention systems on virtual dummies.
The PAM-Stamp product family simulates the entire stamping process.
The association of PAM-Crash and PAM-Stamp makes it possible to obtain realistic information about the mechanical properties of the "as built" components in the crash performance of the vehicle.
This is critical data for evaluating the resistance of body-in-white during crash tests.
PAM-CEM enables users to make realistic virtual analyses of the complex phenomena of electromagnetic radiation originating from the use of electronic equipment.
In addition to deploying its PAM-CEM solution at Renault's Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering Division, ESI Group will develop an innovative project to study the on-board communications devices found in the newest generation of vehicles - including telephony, navigational tools and information systems - and their impact on electromagnetic compatibility.
The partnership will also focus on the implementation of numerical simulation data management, establishing direct communication among the numerical definition, the simulation and subsequently, the physical tests.
Based on the technical data management applications already in place at Renault, the new system will make it possible to combine all information relating to the simulation of a vehicle, including static and dynamic calculations as well as crash, endurance and acoustic data.
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