HyperWorks CAE platform to support multi-disciplinary structural design
curricula
TROY, Mich., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading
global provider of technology and services that empower innovation and
decision-making, announced today that the Clemson University International
Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) is now providing HyperWorks CAE
tools for graduate and undergraduate courses in structural design and
optimization.
CU-ICAR is a premier educational and research facility for automotive
and motor sports engineering. Its unique academic program offers master's
and doctoral degrees in automotive engineering with an emphasis on systems
integration. CU-ICAR's evaluation of HyperWorks, the industry's most
comprehensive open-architecture CAE solution, highlights its great
potential for creating innovative engineering courses and research
programs.
"Our students are using HyperMesh and OptiStruct to design innovative
structural systems that require advanced finite-element meshing
capabilities and optimization," said Dr. Lonny L. Thompson, Associate
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Innovative
Computational Engineering and Mechanics Lab at Clemson University. "The
HyperWorks open architecture -- to be able to easily import parts and
assemblies from different CAD packages, create meshes, and export to
different finite-element programs -- enables us to integrate with the
different formats of our industry partners.
Clemson's mechanical engineering program is also expanding the role of
HyperWorks tools in multi-disciplinary engineering analysis courses.
"In our senior-level technical elective course, ME 440 -- Materials for
Aggressive Environments -- we have been introducing the students to the
concept of total-life-cycle (TLC) material selection," said Dr. Mica
Grujicic, Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. "The use of
multi-disciplinary computational engineering analysis to assess
manufacturability, performance, durability and recyclability of alternative
designs is an integral part of the TLC approach. Such analyses entail solid
modeling, pre-processing, topology, size and shape optimizations, linear
and non-linear structural mechanics computations, manufacturing process
simulations, and post-processing. We are very pleased that all of these
capabilities are available within Altair HyperWorks."
"Having a single computer package that possesses all of these
capabilities makes it possible to cover a large range of concepts, methods,
and tools in a one-semester course," Grujicic said. "HyperWorks is also
proving to be a critical tool in our ongoing research into the use of
polymer-metal hybrid technologies in load-bearing body-in-white components
to reduce weight and cost."
"The HyperWorks CAE platform provides answers to many engineering
challenges facing today's automotive industry," said Dr. David Schmueser,
University Program Manager of Altair Engineering, North America. "We expect
more inquiries about HyperWorks from university research centers,
particularly in the areas of optimization and complex system integration.
All industries have to frontload their research and development processes
and will need to optimize products as early as possible."
"I am very happy that CU-ICAR has chosen HyperWorks, and I am sure that
CU-ICAR students, faculty, and industrial partners will benefit from the
flexibility and advanced simulation solutions in HyperWorks," Schmueser
said.
About CU-ICAR
CU-ICAR is a unique, advanced technology research campus and community
designed to integrate university, industry and government partnerships.
Situated on 250 acres of property on I-85 in Greenville, SC, CU-ICAR is
surrounded by automotive assemblers and suppliers and two-thirds of the
nation's racing teams. Unlike traditional research parks, CU-ICAR is
designed to foster integration of faculty, students and industrial
partners. In each of five "technology neighborhoods," a multidisciplinary
University magnet facility serves as a catalyst building to provide
critical resources and linkages for graduate education and R&D. The Carroll
A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center in Technology Neighborhood One
houses the automotive engineering graduate programs. To learn more, please
visit: http://www.cu-icar.com .
About Altair
Altair Engineering, Inc. empowers client innovation and decision-making
through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and
visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held with
more than 1,300 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America,
South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record
for enterprise analytics, product development, and advanced computing,
Altair consistently delivers a competitive advantage to customers in a
broad range of industries. To learn more, please visit http://www.altair.com .
SOURCE Altair Engineering, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.altair.com
http://www.cu-icar.com
CONTACT:
Press contact: Michael J. Kidder,
+1-248-614-2400, ext. 269, media@altair.com, or Company contact:
David Schmueser, +1-248-614-2400, ext. 940, info@altair.com, both
of Altair Engineering, Inc.
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