1. A Research on the Application of Mesh Morphing Technology to Car Body Retrofit Design.
- Author
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Wang Yuan, Fang Jianguang, Wang Jingren, and Tian Linli
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FINITE element method , *MORPHING (Computer animation) , *MATHEMATICAL models , *AUTOMOBILE research , *GEOMETRY - Abstract
The mesh morphing technology is applied to the retrofit design of a baseline car model in this paper. Specifically, according to the morphing scheme worked out, the geometric dimension of FE model for its body-in-white is changed to build the FE model for new car model efficiently, with its performance predicted by finite element analysis. The results indicate that with mesh morphing technology, the dependency of design on detailed CAE data and the time-consuming preparation activities for simulation can be avoided, with the lead time for car model development shortened and the development cost reduced, truly embodying the vision of 'CAE leads design'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2012