技术
- 传感器 - 自动驾驶传感器
适用行业
- 汽车
- 水泥
适用功能
- 产品研发
- 质量保证
用例
- 实验自动化
- 时间敏感网络
服务
- 测试与认证
关于客户
American Railcar Industries 总部位于密苏里州圣查尔斯,是领先的商用铁路车辆设计和制造商。该公司生产车轮以上车辆的每个部件,其客户使用这些轨道车运输各种液体和固体原材料,包括石油、煤炭、水泥、沙子、谷物和其他物质。该公司的设计包括棚车、吊船和漏斗车等款式。每种设计都是根据其所运载的特定货物量身定制的,同时考虑到每种材料的独特性能和相关法规。
挑战
美国铁路车工业公司是一家领先的商用铁路车辆制造商,在修改铁路车辆设计方面面临着重大挑战。该公司必须设计最先进的汽车,同时考虑要运输的具体材料。例如,设计一辆用于运输氯(一种高腐蚀性物质)的汽车,需要符合联邦和州法规的稳健设计。该公司还必须确保轨道车具有成本竞争力,这意味着开发成本最低且效率高的设计。该公司多年来一直使用有限元分析软件,但该软件的局限性已经开始减缓他们的创新进程。该公司拥有各种类型汽车的基本模型,但每个客户都需要进行修改,以根据他们将运载的特定货物定制汽车。因此,工程师必须针对不同的负载情况重新运行模型。该公司还预计涉及结构动力学的项目将会增加,这些项目此前由于缺乏适当的软件而被外包。
解决方案
该公司采用了 HyperMesh(Altair HyperWorks CAE 套件中的一种预处理工具)来克服这些挑战。 HyperMesh 提供了易于使用的界面和高级功能,可以满足公司的需求。当工程师需要更改汽车的几何形状时,网格会快速更新,无需删除和重新网格化。此外,同一组 HyperWorks 单元可用于套件中或 Altair 合作伙伴联盟提供的任何软件工具。这意味着如果需要流体动力学分析,则无需购买额外的软件。该公司还开始使用 MotionSolve 来设计机制,从而无需将分析外包给其他人。该公司目前正在考虑使用 HyperCrash 来开发模型,以准确指示轨道车受到撞击时各种类型货物的行为。
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