Optimizing the Design of Power Cylinder Systems
LMS OPTIMUS is to become part of a new tool that will let Federal Mogul engineers optimize power cylinder systems at the proposal stage faster and better than their current practice. The flexibility, accuracy and power of integration of LMS OPTIMUS led Federal Mogul to choose it as their optimization solution.
In the US automotive market, speed and innovation give successful component suppliers the margin they need to win contracts. Federal Mogul’s success within a tough and crowded market is due to its ability to deliver innovative solutions to OEM’s in a shorter time than the competition, with more value, and at a better price. In an initiative geared to streamline the design process for power cylinder components, Federal Mogul is putting together a system that reduces the cost and time inherent in their current process: multiple product design tools, separate design databases, and a labor intensive CAD process. OPTIMUS will be integrated into a new system design framework to automate routine design scenarios and facilitate detailed optimization studies.
The next generation of design tools will simulate all parts in the power cylinder system in a common integrated environment: piston, piston rings, piston pin, connecting rods, and rod bearings. These tools address all aspects of power cylinder design: structural, thermal, dynamic, gas flow, lubrication, etc. OPTIMUS will be used to optimize at a power cylinder system level and at a power cylinder component level.
Dermot Madden, Director of Product Technology at Federal-Mogul said, “We chose OPTIMUS because it is an off-the-shelf solution with a wide range of optimization, design of experiment, response surface modeling, and other statistical capabilities. OPTIMUS allows us to perform standard design optimization scenarios very quickly. It also can handle advanced engineering studies of our complete design space. From a user’s standpoint, OPTIMUS has very powerful pre and post-processing capabilities. Even though we have just begun this development, we are very pleased with how easily OPTIMUS can integrate with our in-house CAE tools. We are confident that as work progresses, OPTIMUS has capabilities that are wide enough to handle our growing needs.”
About LMS OPTIMUS:
LMS OPTIMUS allows you to automatically visualize and explore the design space and to gain the critical insights into the dynamics of your design. OPTIMUS can intelligently find the optimal design using a combination of gradient methods for a quick analysis - or state-of-the-art genetic methods. The OPTIMUS Robust Design Module allows you to consider variability in the optimization process, in a so-called design for 6s approach. Instead of considering the beginning and end of the optimization process as distinct points, they will be derived from a multi-dimensional cloud of points that address the system variability. OPTIMUS furthermore automates and monitors simulation processes, eliminating, at a stroke, one of the most tedious tasks in design engineering.
LMS OPTIMUS has become the preferred tool for automated design space exploration and multi-disciplinary design optimization at major companies across different industries. Reference customers include: ABB, Atofina, BMW, Bosch, Daihatsu Motor, EADS, Federal Mogul, Ford, Freightliner, Kawasaki, Michelin, Olympus Optical, Opel, Philips, Ricardo, Seiko Epson, Sanyo, The Aerospace Corporation,, Toyota, Volkswagen, …
About LMS International
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS enables its customers to get better products faster to market, and to turn superior process efficiency to their strategic competitive advantage. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. We are focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. Through our technology, people and over 25 years of experience, LMS has become the partner of choice for most of the leading discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. LMS, a Dassault Systèmes Gold Partner, is certified to ISO9001:2000 quality standards and operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.
LMS OPTIMUS is to become part of a new tool that will let Federal Mogul engineers optimize power cylinder systems at the proposal stage faster and better than their current practice. The flexibility, accuracy and power of integration of LMS OPTIMUS led Federal Mogul to choose it as their optimization solution.
In the US automotive market, speed and innovation give successful component suppliers the margin they need to win contracts. Federal Mogul’s success within a tough and crowded market is due to its ability to deliver innovative solutions to OEM’s in a shorter time than the competition, with more value, and at a better price. In an initiative geared to streamline the design process for power cylinder components, Federal Mogul is putting together a system that reduces the cost and time inherent in their current process: multiple product design tools, separate design databases, and a labor intensive CAD process. OPTIMUS will be integrated into a new system design framework to automate routine design scenarios and facilitate detailed optimization studies.
The next generation of design tools will simulate all parts in the power cylinder system in a common integrated environment: piston, piston rings, piston pin, connecting rods, and rod bearings. These tools address all aspects of power cylinder design: structural, thermal, dynamic, gas flow, lubrication, etc. OPTIMUS will be used to optimize at a power cylinder system level and at a power cylinder component level.
Dermot Madden, Director of Product Technology at Federal-Mogul said, “We chose OPTIMUS because it is an off-the-shelf solution with a wide range of optimization, design of experiment, response surface modeling, and other statistical capabilities. OPTIMUS allows us to perform standard design optimization scenarios very quickly. It also can handle advanced engineering studies of our complete design space. From a user’s standpoint, OPTIMUS has very powerful pre and post-processing capabilities. Even though we have just begun this development, we are very pleased with how easily OPTIMUS can integrate with our in-house CAE tools. We are confident that as work progresses, OPTIMUS has capabilities that are wide enough to handle our growing needs.”
About LMS OPTIMUS:
LMS OPTIMUS allows you to automatically visualize and explore the design space and to gain the critical insights into the dynamics of your design. OPTIMUS can intelligently find the optimal design using a combination of gradient methods for a quick analysis - or state-of-the-art genetic methods. The OPTIMUS Robust Design Module allows you to consider variability in the optimization process, in a so-called design for 6s approach. Instead of considering the beginning and end of the optimization process as distinct points, they will be derived from a multi-dimensional cloud of points that address the system variability. OPTIMUS furthermore automates and monitors simulation processes, eliminating, at a stroke, one of the most tedious tasks in design engineering.
LMS OPTIMUS has become the preferred tool for automated design space exploration and multi-disciplinary design optimization at major companies across different industries. Reference customers include: ABB, Atofina, BMW, Bosch, Daihatsu Motor, EADS, Federal Mogul, Ford, Freightliner, Kawasaki, Michelin, Olympus Optical, Opel, Philips, Ricardo, Seiko Epson, Sanyo, The Aerospace Corporation,, Toyota, Volkswagen, …
About LMS International
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS enables its customers to get better products faster to market, and to turn superior process efficiency to their strategic competitive advantage. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. We are focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. Through our technology, people and over 25 years of experience, LMS has become the partner of choice for most of the leading discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. LMS, a Dassault Systèmes Gold Partner, is certified to ISO9001:2000 quality standards and operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.
