Application of Trimmed Solid in Isogeometric Analysis to Aluminum Diecast Part

With the changes in the global environment such as global warming, automobile OEMs and their affiliates have an urgent need to address carbon neutrality and resource circulation to reduce the environmental impact of their products and their corporate activities. Under such circumstances, as part of the effective use of materials, companies are considering the adoption of large aluminum diecast (ALDC) parts aimed at weight reduction through part integration, and enhancement of material recycling rates. Some OEMs have already introduced such parts to the market. Since prototyping and testing of large ALDC parts require enormous costs and time, it is important to be able to predict and evaluate the part performance through simulations. Crash calculations are no exception.