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Revolutionizing Aerospace Industry with HyperWorks Suite: A Case Study

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Technology Category
  • Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation
  • Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries
  • Aerospace
  • Plastics
Applicable Functions
  • Product Research & Development
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing
Services
  • Cybersecurity Services
  • Testing & Certification
About The Customer
The customers in this case study are aircraft manufacturers who are seeking to improve the design and manufacturing process of their aircrafts. They are looking for ways to reduce the weight of components and structures for greater fuel efficiency and passenger comfort. They are also interested in adopting advanced materials such as laminated composites to meet these goals. However, they face challenges in the design and modelling process of these composites, as well as in modern structural modelling and automated design processes. They also need to meet strict safety and performance requirements while achieving time efficiency, cost reduction, and quality improvement.
The Challenge
The aerospace industry is constantly seeking ways to improve the design and manufacturing process of aircrafts. The challenge lies in reducing the weight of components and structures for greater fuel efficiency and passenger comfort. The adoption of advanced materials such as laminated composites is a key strategy in achieving these goals. However, the design and modelling process of these composites can be complex and time-consuming. Additionally, the industry faces the need for modern structural modelling and automated design processes, as well as the need for accurate stress, mechanism, and vulnerability simulation. The industry also needs to meet strict safety and performance requirements while achieving time efficiency, cost reduction, and quality improvement.
The Solution
The HyperWorks suite offers a comprehensive solution to these challenges. It provides a range of software tools that are advancing the ways in which aircrafts are designed. For composites, HyperMesh saves significant time with its modelling process. It comprehends and maps ply shapes and parameters onto elements, offering a more intuitive and efficient approach than the conventional zone-based approach. HyperView, a widely used postprocessing tool, provides layer-based post-processing for composites, identifying the maximum contributing layer. OptiStruct, a state-of-the-art solver, offers size optimization for dimensioning of structural components and topology optimization to substantially reduce weight. It simplifies the complexity of composite modelling, considering hundreds of load cases simultaneously to recommend the best approach. The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) enables HyperWorks users to call on third-party software as needed at no additional cost, adding value to the preliminary design of composites, detailed investigations of joints and other areas, and micromechanics to investigate on a microscopic level the individual constituents of composites.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of the HyperWorks suite has revolutionized the design and manufacturing process in the aerospace industry. It has enabled aircraft manufacturers to adopt advanced materials such as laminated composites more efficiently and effectively. The suite's tools have streamlined the modelling process, making it more intuitive and less time-consuming. The post-processing tool has improved the analysis of composites, while the state-of-the-art solver has simplified the complexity of composite modelling. The suite has also facilitated modern structural modelling and automated design processes, and has provided accurate stress, mechanism, and vulnerability simulation. Overall, the HyperWorks suite has helped the aerospace industry reach new heights in time efficiency, cost reduction, and quality improvement, all while meeting the strictest safety and performance requirements.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Significant time savings with HyperMesh's modelling process for composites
  • Efficient layer-based post-processing for composites with HyperView
  • Substantial weight reduction with OptiStruct's topology optimization

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