ALTAIR'S HYPERCRASH/CATIA LAUNCHED FOR AUTO ENGINEERS.Altair Engineering Altair Engineering is a product design and development, engineering software and grid computing software company. Altair was founded by Jim Scapa, George Christ, and Mark Kistner in 1985. Over its history, it has had various locations near Detroit, Michigan, USA. , Inc., Troy, Mich., a leading global provider of technology and services that empower client innovation and decision-making, has launched HyperCrash/CATIA, the first crash environment integrated into CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. V5. The new technology enables modeling of crash data and the capability to include nonlinear A system in which the output is not a uniform relationship to the input. nonlinear - (Scientific computation) A property of a system whose output is not proportional to its input. material properties in a dynamic database. HyperCrash/CATIA is part of the HyperWorks suite of advanced CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. solutions and provides a seamless interface for CATIA users. However, separate usage licensing is required. Previously, engineers were required to leave CATIA to perform time- intensive critical crash analysis. Now, they can perform the complete task inside the CATIA environment and move directly into the RADIOSS solver. This makes HyperCrash/CATIA the first effective crash workbench specifically dedicated to automotive crash engineers. "We are happy to be first on the market with this unique product," said Altair vice president of Product Technology Uwe Schramm, Ph.D. "HyperCrash/CATIA not only dramatically reduces cycle time between design and finite-element analysis. It also adds 'associativity' between geometry and the crash model, and allows fast updates of crash analysis data whenever the geometry changes." Other benefits of HyperCrash/CATIA include advanced tools for crash analysis, such as those for contact resolution, model checker check·er n. 1. a. One, such as an inspector or examiner, that checks. b. One that receives items for temporary safekeeping or for shipment: a baggage checker. 2. and connection management. In addition, HyperCrash/CATIA has a new, intuitive modeling system for spot welds that allows up to five sheets to be connected, compared to two sheets with CATIA alone. About RADIOSS RADIOSS is an industry-leading explicit and implicit finite-element solver technology that simulates mechanical, structural, fluid and fluid-structure interaction Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) occurs when a fluid interacts with a solid structure, exerting pressure on it which may cause deformation in the structure and thus alter the flow of the fluid itself. phenomena, taking into account nonlinear material, for quasi- static and dynamic loading events. RADIOSS is part of the Altair(R) HyperWorks(R) CAE technology suite. HyperWorks provides robust solver solutions for linear, nonlinear, fluid and fluid structure interaction, structural optimization and multi-body dynamics applications, while delivering best-in-class modeling, visualization and process automation solutions. About Altair HyperWorks Altair HyperWorks is an integrated CAE framework containing best-in-class solutions for the complete virtual product development process. HyperWorks not only contains powerful finite-element and multi-body simulation solutions, it also delivers an open, programmable platform that is easy to integrate into existing processes. From modeling and assembly, to visualization and reporting, to virtual manufacturing Virtual manufacturing The modeling of manufacturing systems using audiovisual or other sensory features to simulate or design alternatives for an actual manufacturing environment, or the prototyping and manufacture of a proposed product using computers. and robustness assessment, HyperWorks' powerful interface system to all major CAD and CAE packages is the foundation for a truly integrated simulation-driven design process. It can also help bring highly engineered products to market faster. About Altair Engineering Altair Engineering, Inc. strengthens client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held with more than 1,200 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record for product design, advanced engineering software and grid computing grid computing, the concurrent application of the processing and data storage resources of many computers in a network to a single problem. It also can be used for load balancing as well as high availability by employing multiple computers—typically personal technologies, Altair consistently delivers a competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of industries. For more information, visit http://www.altair.com or call 248/614-2400, ext. 464. |
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