Technological advancement, customer expectations and globalization have increased the need for higher productivity in any industry. In general, productivity is a measure of performance or output. There are various proven methods/techniques to increase and improve productivity. One such proven method is through adoption of Automation, the technology by which a process or procedure is performed with minimum human assistance and interaction.
Generator4 is a preprocessor that helps users modeling the most complex CAE designs, from geometry handling and meshing to simulation definition. Characterized by its flexibility, this multi-platform software allows engineers to define calculations for the finite element solver LS-DYNA®, as well as for multiple other solvers. Airbag modeling represents a great challenge for CAE Engineers, where complex processes with high accuracy demands are combined with short cycle times. In order to ease up engineers work at the airbag optimization field, Generator4 includes the Pre-Simulation module.
Several LS-DYNA versions are currently available – R7 is still in use in several projects, the currently mostly used version is R9, future projects will be run in R11. This paper will compare these three versions with focus on some airbag issues.
Increasing CAE Productivity – Airbag Model Verification using Visual-Environment