Virtual crash test simulations using FirePro V8800 and Altair HyperWorks

Posted by Tony DeYoung on August 30, 2010

Maybe it is a stereotypical guy thing, but how could you not enjoy watching these virtual crash test simulations!

In these two videos Altair Engineering uses the new ATI FirePro V8800 with HyperWorks to simulate virtual crash tests of this Ford Explorer & Taurus in near real-time. The frontal crash simulation vehicles have millions of polygons so this is impressive technically as well as visually!

HyperWorks has been in the HPC news recently for achieving processing breakthroughs to for industries like car companies,  developing products that require complex virtual prototype testing to address and improve crashworthiness, consumer safety, reliability and quality.

Altair HyperWorks was also recently optimized and certified for use with the FirePro line.

Tags: 3D, CAD
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The HPC article talks about cutting the normal crash analysis process (mesh, assemble and simulate a full-vehicle crash finite-element model, directly from OEM native CAD data) from 2-4 weeks down to 1 day. That more than pays for any hardware involved. The visual match between the actual vs simulated crash is fascinatingly precise.

By lilNel on 2010-08-31

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