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Honda has partnered with 3DXCITE to bring a new crash visualization software test table While all automakers use software to make the results numerically crash of the base vehicle, the new DeltaGen software, as it is called , will allow engineers to manipulate and isolate rendered like never before.
Visualization technology is nothing new; use covers animation, film and beyond, therefore making it a challenge Creating a tool that will allow engineers the ability to run numerous simulations, all with the click of the Honda R mouse with this technology, we have gained the potential to improve the quality of decision making and reduce the time required for the finalization of a vehicle design significantly increasing ease of communication and understanding of the results a simulated crash test, said Eric DeHoff, technical manager of CAE in the safety crash group of Honda R This tool will facilitate a more complete understanding of the design of safety-vehicles among all engineers involved in our vehicle development process.
previous simulation runs that gave what appeared to be a twisted patch in a form to two dimensions Honda said the new reports look almost as good as the real thing, showing detailed shading, lighting and colors that provide a realistic representation various automotive components help engineers easily differentiate parts.
A side impact air bag deployment in a Acura MDX Picture by Honda.
By the request of Honda, the goal was to integrate the existing LS-DYNA manufacturers CAE crash simulation data and convert it into a very detailed 3-D sequences simulations Simulations are easy to handle with a few key strokes to show different components in the composition of a vehicle simulator also has the option to display only the components that engineers want to study.
Past efforts to create that kind of made involved weeks of concentrated effort realistic by engineers and rendering specialists, and result in a single simulation with fixed viewing parameters, said DeHoff With this new technology we can create and manipulate simulation to push a button, and we can do it in a few hours instead of weeks.
By combining advanced visualization technology provides increased security and decreased vehicle development time and helps eliminate the need to plant hundreds of cars during the engineering phase.
So is this the beginning of the end of these dramatic crash test videos Not exactly the software won t eliminate the need to plant vehicles, and manufacturers will have to confirm the results of physical tests.
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