VIRTUAL ENGINEERING
Real Results – Smarter, Safer, Stronger with EDAG.
Living in the virtual world is an integral part of today’s design process. It can be said that, nowhere is this more influential than in the development of new products. EDAG brings its years of CAE knowledge into the virtual engineering experience, so now every problem has an efficient solution, that also fits within time and cost considerations. Our experience covers a wide range of engineering applications, and we are an expert in product development. EDAG can provide engineered solutions to guide you from initial concept through to final product release. Our proficiency in industry standard tools helps us provide a streamlined process in any situation.
Our services in the U.S. cover key areas such as:
- Virtual Engineering & Product Development – End-to-end solutions from concept to release, utilizing industry-standard tools and AI integration for efficient design and testing
- Vehicle Safety & Durability – Advanced simulations for crashworthiness, occupant protection, and fatigue resistance, ensuring long-lasting, reliable performance
- Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH) Optimization – Reducing unwanted noise and vibration to improve vehicle comfort and dynamics using tailored optimization tools
Electrical & Flow Simulations – Simulating electrical systems, battery packs, and fluid flows to optimize vehicle efficiency, safety, and performance
Topic overview
Passive Vehicle Safety
EDAG has been a key partner to both OEM’s and suppliers for the integration of safety features in automotive vehicles for over 25 years. EDAG works to ensure that crumple zones are optimized to absorb energy in the most efficient manner for multiple impact scenarios. Attention to detail in modeling techniques is a key factor in providing accurate results; representation of panel connectivity, fasteners, materials and failure criteria can be simulated virtual model. EDAG understands that the correct modeling of the vehicle structure can have a significant effect on the vehicle occupants, they play a major role in directing energy away from the occupant compartment to lessen any potential harm.
- Our focus areas
- Vehicle Safety Simulations – Crash, structural design, occupant protection, restraint systems, and vulnerable road user protection
- Non-Linear Material Card Generation – Collaboration with an accredited testing lab for accurate material modeling
- Testing & Support – Planning, support, and correlation of tests at both component and vehicle levels
- Your benefits
- Shorter Time-to-Market – Accelerate development cycles for quicker product release
- Reduced Prototypes – Minimize physical prototypes through efficient virtual testing
- Enhanced Safety – Improve occupant and vulnerable road user protection
- Reliable Partner – Trustworthy support for delivering safer products
Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) Optimization
Every structure will have attributes that are associated with its stiffness and mass. These can lead to unwanted responses to everyday operational inputs. Users will experience these responses though sound and touch in the form of unwanted noise and vibration. While it is not possible to exclude these natural responses EDAG can help tune the response such that the end users' discomfort is significantly reduced. EDAG can utilize optimization tools to tailor the best solution for each application.
- Our focus areas
- Rigidity, Stability, and Misuse Assessments – Evaluating structural integrity to withstand operational forces and misuse scenarios for optimal vehicle durability
- Vibration and Acoustics – Reducing unwanted noise and vibrations to enhance ride comfort and vehicle performance
- Vehicle Dynamics – Optimizing the interaction between components for superior handling, stability, and ride quality
- Your benefits
- Shorter Time-to-Market – Accelerating development cycles through advanced simulations and optimization
- Validation through Virtual Prototyping – Ensuring design accuracy and performance with virtual models
- Cost and Weight Efficient Design Solutions – Delivering optimized solutions that reduce both material and production costs
- Enhanced Ride Quality and Driver Comfort – Improving vehicle dynamics for a smoother and more enjoyable driving experience
Durability
A basic fundamental in any structure is its ability to withstand loads for the desired length of the product design life, essentially determining how long the product can function efficiently before needing replacement. A big part of determining this would ensure that stress levels stay within acceptable limits for the materials chosen. EDAG has years of knowledge in the field of metallurgy and brings that knowledge to every problem, assisting clients in making the correct choice of materials for the application. EDAG believes that achieving the product design life target will ensure a quality product in the marketplace.
- Our focus areas
- Operational strength and fatigue resistance – Ensuring components endure repeated stress over time without failure
- Power spectral density and random response analysis – Assessing how components react to vibrations and dynamic forces to prevent failure
- Thermal cycling – Testing how components withstand temperature changes to ensure reliability in varied conditions
- Your benefits
- Shorter Time-to-Market – Accelerating product development through efficient testing and optimization
- Durability Testing is More Focused – Targeted testing to ensure long-lasting product performance
- Assurance of Product Longevity – Ensuring products meet design life expectations with reliable performance
- Risk-Mitigation of High Warranty Costs – Reducing warranty risks by identifying potential failures early in the development process
Smart Processes - AI Intergration
At the core of modern virtual engineering (CAE) is the powerful suite of software tools. While our engineers bring an understanding of first principles and engineering techniques to every problem, it is the state-of-the-art software which ultimately turns your vision into reality.
EDAG is constantly reviewing its software toolbox to ensure that we stay up to date with the latest that there is to offer. A key feature of all our Virtual Engineering work is the CAE pre and post processors. EDAG enhances these by utilizing internally written smart scripts to provide integration of automated processes. This allows EDAG to accommodate every potential engineering problem with the most suitable solver software.
To compliment industry standard software solvers/processes the engineers at EDAG continually investigate the expansion of AI tools. This enables EDAG to further reduce the typical cycle of the existing CAE processes. Current application of in-house developed AI tools has proven to reduce time from data receipt to results prediction, from several weeks to days.
- Our focus areas
- Expertise in Industry Standard Solvers – Proficient use of Nastran, Optistruct, nCode, Abaqus, and LS-Dyna for efficient simulation solutions
- Enhance Pre/Post-Processing Tools – Utilizing Beta CAE Ansa, Meta, Hyperview, Hypermesh, GNS Animator, and LS Prepost for streamlined simulations
- Investigation of New AI Integration in CAE Processes – Exploring AI applications to further optimize and accelerate CAE workflows
- Your benefits
- Client-Specific Tools and Scripts – Tailored solutions to meet individual client needs for optimized performance
- Knowledge of Best Practices for Each Application – Applying proven methodologies to ensure the most effective outcomes
- Efficiently Engineered Solutions – Streamlined processes to achieve the best results in the shortest time
- ‘Right-First-Time Approach’ – Ensuring accurate and optimal solutions from the outset, minimizing the need for revisions
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