Institute for Automotive Engineering

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Testing Facilities – ika (rwth-aachen.de)

[Foto: StaticDriving Simulator]
[Photo: Highly Dynamic Driving Simulator]
[Foto: Flachbahn]
[Photo: Automotive Interior Center]

CAE-Tools – ika (rwth-aachen.de)

[Foto: CaE-Tools]

Software Tools

  • CATIA, ProEngineer
  • HyperWorks, Primer
  • ABAQUS/Implicit, ANSYS, NASTRAN, OptiStruct
  • ABAQUS/Explicit, LS-DYNA, MADYMO, PAM-CRASH, RADIOSS
  • ADAMS-CAR, CarMaker
  • Matlab-Simulink, Dymola, Modelica
  • PELOPS
  • StarCCM+, AcuSolve
  • LMS Virtual.Lab

Application

  • linear and non-linear structural analysis
  • crash and fatigue simulation
  • modal analysis and noise emission
  • simulation of torsional oscillations in drive systems
  • simulation of longitudinal and lateral dynamics
  • traffic-flow simulation
  • aerodynamic analysis

Infrastructure – ika (rwth-aachen.de)