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Revolutionizing Aerospace Industry with HyperWorks Suite: A Case Study
技术
- 分析与建模 - 数字孪生/模拟
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 中间件、SDK 和库
适用行业
- 航天
- 塑料
适用功能
- 产品研发
- 质量保证
用例
- 结构健康监测
- 虚拟原型与产品测试
服务
- 网络安全服务
- 测试与认证
挑战
航空航天业不断寻求改进飞机设计和制造工艺的方法。挑战在于减轻部件和结构的重量,以提高燃油效率和乘客舒适度。采用层压复合材料等先进材料是实现这些目标的关键策略。然而,这些复合材料的设计和建模过程可能非常复杂且耗时。此外,该行业还面临着对现代结构建模和自动化设计流程的需求,以及对精确应力、机制和脆弱性模拟的需求。该行业还需要满足严格的安全和性能要求,同时实现时间效率、成本降低和质量提高。
关于客户
本案例研究中的客户是寻求改进飞机设计和制造流程的飞机制造商。他们正在寻找减轻部件和结构重量的方法,以提高燃油效率和乘客舒适度。他们还对采用层压复合材料等先进材料来实现这些目标感兴趣。然而,他们在这些复合材料的设计和建模过程以及现代结构建模和自动化设计过程中面临挑战。他们还需要满足严格的安全和性能要求,同时实现时间效率、成本降低和质量提高。
解决方案
HyperWorks 套件为这些挑战提供了全面的解决方案。它提供了一系列软件工具,正在推进飞机的设计方式。对于复合材料,HyperMesh 的建模过程可以节省大量时间。它理解并将层形状和参数映射到元素上,提供比传统的基于区域的方法更直观、更高效的方法。 HyperView 是一种广泛使用的后处理工具,可为复合材料提供基于图层的后处理,识别最大贡献层。 OptiStruct 是一款最先进的求解器,可提供结构部件尺寸优化和拓扑优化以大幅减轻重量。它简化了复合建模的复杂性,同时考虑数百个载荷工况以推荐最佳方法。 Altair 合作伙伴联盟 (APA) 使 HyperWorks 用户能够根据需要调用第三方软件,无需额外费用,从而为复合材料的初步设计、接头和其他区域的详细研究以及微观力学研究增加价值,以在微观层面上研究复合材料的单独成分。
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