Current & Future Technologies in Automotive Engineering Simulation (CAE)

Thirty-two of Europe’s leading automotive companies joined forces to launch the AUTOSIM project. This project, funded by the European Commission, cost 600,000 Euros, and lasted three years (September 2005–August 2008). It was managed by NAFEMS and CAEvolution. The intent of AUTOSIM was to provide conceptual contributions that will enable the entire European automotive industry to make more effective use of engineering simulation techniques, particularly in structural analysis and computational fluid dynamics. The project consortium included OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, consultants, researchers, and software developers. AUTOSIM had two complementary firstly, to develop Best Practice, and secondly, to identify the most promising potential Breakthrough Technology (please review appendix 1—Glossary of Terms).