AN INTELLIGENT FIT‐FOR‐PURPOSE APP FOR  A DEMOCRATIZED STEERING SYSTEM 

COMPONENT DESIGN

DR. JUAN F. BETTS & MARK A. WALKERFRONT END ANALYTICS LLCAPRIL 28TH, 2016 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS &

SIMULATION IN AUTOMOTIVE

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COMPANY PROFILEFRONT END ANALYTICS (FEA) ‐ www.feasol.com

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INTELLIGENT FIT‐FOR‐PURPOSE APPSFEATURES & CHARACTERISTICSIntelligent fit‐for‐purpose applications embed expert knowledge enabling non‐expert users the ability to perform complex engineering workflows that traditionally only experts could complete.

Intelligent Apps features include:

1) Leverage the company’s existing intellectual property (knowhow, methods, toolset, previous designs, etc.)

2) Work across a wide range of design changes and product families

3) Speak the language of the intended user and prevent non-expert users from creating invalid designs

4) Automate an entire workflow (i.e. should work for both CAD creation as well as analysis automation)

5) Can be employed for different levels of model abstraction (i.e. from 1D functional-centric to 3D CAD and FEA/CFD computational analysis).

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ExcelExcel Functional Models (1D)Functional Models (1D) Linear MechanicsLinear Mechanics Non‐linear MechanicsNon‐linear Mechanics

INTELLIGENT FIT‐FOR‐PURPOSE APPSENGINEERING ABSTRACTION LEVELS

-PERFORMANCE CENTRIC-ENGINEER TO ORDER

-VISUALLY CENTRIC-CONFIGURE TO ORDER

in-house codes

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INTELLIGENT FIT‐FOR‐PURPOSE APPSWHEN SHOULD THESE APPS BE CONTEMPLATED?

AUTOMATION DIFFICULTY

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A DEMOCRATIZATION PLATFORMTHE EASA SOFTWARE

+ in-house codes

EASA is a server-based platform for rapid application development, process automation, and enterprise-wide software accessibility.

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PITMAN ARM SMART GENERATORINTELLIGENT EASY TO USE APP

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Applications Engineering DesignCustomer

PITMAN ARM SMART GENERATORTHE BEFORE PROCESS

Engage customer, 

capture new requirements

Propose design, files, etc. with customer 

Prepare static checklist for engineering

Design arm using prior designs, 

perform all analyses, send 

details to designer

Iterate on models & 

drawings until correct, store 

in PDM

Coordinate with AE on details to inform 

customer

Entire process: 2 weeks

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Applications EngineeringCustomer

PITMAN ARM SMART GENERATORTHE AFTER PROCESS

Engage customer, 

capture new requirements, 

generate    new design

Propose new design, files, etc. with customer 

Confirm new design if needed

Entire process: 3‐5 minutes / 3‐5 hours

Design

Intelligence & error checking built into web interface and server‐side applications

Combined experience & templates

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PITMAN ARM SMART GENERATORCONFIDENTLY CREATE NEW DESIGNS WITH ANY WEB BROWSER

Choose type & set parameters. Dynamic UI keeps users in check. One master drives all designs. 

Resulting pitman arm CAD models  analyses are automatically generated within seconds

Search existing forged alternatives‐or‐

Optimize microalloy geometry

Microalloy arm

Forged arm

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PITMAN ARM SMART GENERATORENGINEERS MAINTAIN CONTROL & VALIDATION

Reports are generated for each run, where engineers can view and validate as needed

After each run, depending on permissions, results are available for further evaluation and distribution.

Save models & analyses locally

Open 3D/2D files in CATIA

THANK YOU

DR. JUAN F. BETTS & MARK A. WALKERFRONT END ANALYTICS LLCAPRIL 28TH, 2016 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS &

SIMULATION IN AUTOMOTIVE