SIMULIA

Innovation through Realistic Simulation

The most recent DS brand, SIMULIA, is defining new standards to establish realistic simulation as an integral business process in the engineering value chain.

SIMULIA delivers a scalable portfolio of realistic simulation solutions including Abaqus fi nite element analysis and CATIA Analysis applications. It is dedicated to developing the technology and practices for simulating realistic physical and mechanical behavior, enabling products to be fully tested in a virtual environment. By allowing manufacturers to integrate realistic simulation as a standard business practice, engineers and scientists can improve product performance, reduce the number of physical prototypes, and drive innovation.

SIMULIA also provides solutions for Unified Finite Element Analysis. This approach, which can be leveraged by all industrial domains, allows for a single model definition to be used to simulate a complete range of physical performance attributes such as strength, durability, and vibration before manufacturing begins. Advanced multiphysics solutions are also being developed to enable users to model a combination of physics disciplines such as structural response and fluid flow. As products evolve and government regulations become more demanding, manufacturing companies need to simulate increasingly complex product behavior. By developing an open, multiphysics framework, SIMULIA ensures full integration with DS PLM solutions, partner products, and customer applications. This transforms 3D simulation into a collaborative process, increasing the business value of realistic simulation and offering clients a comprehensive platform for developing technical advances.

Customers in all industries are using SIMULIA technology and processes to accelerate the development of reliable and innovative products. Motorola, Inc. designs innovative cell phones to survive accidental drop impacts; Honda Motor Company, Inc. optimizes the dynamic behavior of Continuously Variable Transmissions; and Boeing assures the structural integrity of new composite structures.

The adidas +Teamgeist match ball for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ was engineered to behave consistently wherever it is struck. The interior of the ball is a carcass structure made from 12 pentagonal panels of fabric that fold up to form a sphere. This structure led to large improvements in stiffness distribution. Abaqus FEA software from SIMULIA was used to model the behaviour of the ball when kicked at up to 160 kilometres an hour, helping to determine the effect of even small structural changes on performance.

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