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摘要

Everyone talks about the advances we can expect in future vehicles and powertrains, and the shorter development times, but the real crux of the matter is bringing all the simulation and analysis together with the design software - and getting it really to work. Without that, it's hard for cars to be radically different to what they are today.rnThe current generation of engineers has this preconception that they design the part before passing it to some boffin who does the specialist analysis: looking at the fatigue, thermodynamics, manufacturability, crashworthiness, the list is long.rnThe model is pulled around by different departments who then kick it back to the designer for changes and the process has to start again. All the while, the manufacturing people are waiting to start work on the jigs, tools and fixtures.