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Simulation, modelling and validation software
News Release from: LMS International | Subject: Virtual.Lab Motion
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 September 2004
Virtual laboratory models racing
suspension
Toyota Racing Development (TRD) USA has selected LMS Virtual.Lab Motion to develop and optimise chassis and suspension systems for its race vehicles.
Toyota Racing Development (TRD) USA has selected LMS Virtual.Lab Motion to develop and optimise chassis and suspension systems for its race vehicles TRD is continually challenged to optimise the dynamic performance and handling of their vehicles in the Nascar Craftsman Truck series, and LMS Virtual.Lab Motion will enable TRD racing engineers to efficiently model suspension setups, integrate them into full-vehicle models, and virtually test-drive these vehicles on digital tracks
The software integrates the full simulation and optimisation process, allowing TRD to quickly fine-tune racing car performance with digital models, thus bypassing the tremendous time and cost of building and testing multiple physical prototypes.
Competitive pressure pushes TRD engineers to develop the best platforms, redesign and optimise key components in the shortest possible time, and quickly understand the tradeoffs in setting up vehicles for specific racetracks and weather conditions.
Extreme requirements in terms of racing performance and ever-shorter development cycles constantly drive TRD to push the limits of its technological capabilities.
Advanced simulation tools are utilised as much as possible by such teams to leverage their engineers' expertise in developing winning race vehicles.
Based on these rigorous requirements, TRD conducted an exhaustive evaluation and selected LMS Virtual.Lab Motion to support the demanding task of tuning the dynamic response of race vehicle designs.
The organisation particularly values the powerful capabilities of the software to efficiently design, analyse and optimise suspension models.
The full integration with Catia V5 allows engineers to quickly model design changes, and to analyse the kinematic and dynamic performance of multiple design options in record time.
Dedicated post-processing and visualisation features enable engineers to effectively identify and optimise suspension changes.
Integrated optimisation capabilities support them in analysing and tuning suspension designs for specific racetracks and other conditions.
"We expect LMS Virtual.Lab Motion to further increase our capability in suspension design and engineering", says TRD Senior Race Engineer Skip Essma.
"Its integrated modelling, simulation and optimisation approach will enable us to efficiently investigate many design variants and gain valuable insight into vehicle behaviour, as well as fully exploit every possible performance improvement".
"Through close co-operation with LMS engineers, TRD will build its years of racing experience into Virtual.Lab Motion to gain an integrated simulation solution that fully supports our specific racing needs and gives us a distinct competitive edge on the track".
Willy Bakkers, LMS Corporate Vice-President and General Manager CAE Division, noted: "Our partnership with Toyota Racing Development illustrates that LMS Virtual.Lab Motion is a perfect fit for one of the most demanding of engineering applications".
"We are confident that LMS Virtual.Lab Motion will prove its capabilities to dramatically accelerate simulation processes, deliver valuable insight into the kinematics and dynamics of suspension systems, and support Toyota Racing Development in designing winning race vehicles". Request a free brochure from LMS International ...
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