TY - JOUR
T1 - A collaborative FEA platform for rapid design of lightweight vehicle structures
AU - Kajtaz, Mladenko
AU - Subic, Aleksandar
AU - Takla, Monir
PY - 2010/5/6
Y1 - 2010/5/6
N2 - This paper presents a novel methodology for rapid design of sustainable vehicle structures using a collaborative Finite Element Analysis (FEA) platform. The developed platform utilises FEA substructures in a novel way to increase the vehicle development efficiency by speeding up analysis and reducing the number of iterations in the product development process. It also allows rapid validation of design changes early in a design and therefore reduction of computational effort and time without compromising accuracy. The underpinning methodology was described and illustrated here using a case study dealing with the design and optimisation of a car seat actuator assembly.
AB - This paper presents a novel methodology for rapid design of sustainable vehicle structures using a collaborative Finite Element Analysis (FEA) platform. The developed platform utilises FEA substructures in a novel way to increase the vehicle development efficiency by speeding up analysis and reducing the number of iterations in the product development process. It also allows rapid validation of design changes early in a design and therefore reduction of computational effort and time without compromising accuracy. The underpinning methodology was described and illustrated here using a case study dealing with the design and optimisation of a car seat actuator assembly.
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UR - https://www.inderscience.com/offers.php?id=32986
U2 - 10.1504/IJVD.2010.032986
DO - 10.1504/IJVD.2010.032986
M3 - Article
VL - 53
SP - 110
EP - 131
JO - International Journal of Vehicle Design
JF - International Journal of Vehicle Design
IS - 1-2
ER -