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MotionSolve Industry Applications
Keshav Sundaresh
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Presentation Outline
What is MotionSolve?
How are customers using MotionSolve?
Summary
Integrated solution to analyze and optimize multi-body system

performance.
Extensive customers partnership to validate quality, robustness and speed
Based on superior numerical methods and scalable formulations
Powerful modeling, analysis, visualization and optimization capabilities
Used in industries such as automotive, aerospace, general machinery
MotionSolve - Optimize Mechanical System Performance
Kinematics &
Dynamics
Statics &
Quasi-statics
Linear and
Vibration
Loads
Extraction
Effort
Estimation
Multiphysics Analysis and Optimization
Packaging
Synthesis
MotionSolve: Altairs Multi-body Solution
1. Model
MotionView; HyperMesh
3. Review
HyperView; HyperGraph
2. Solve
MotionSolve; OptiStruct
4. Improve
HyperStudy; OptiStruct
MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Model
MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Solve
MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Review
MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Improve
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How are customers using

MotionSolve?
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MotionSolve in the Automotive Industry
1. Chassis
Suspensions & Vehicle Dynamics; Durability,
2. Body
Closures; Seats; Wipers; Sun-roof,
3. Components
Brakes; Clutches; Locks, Mechanisms,
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1. Chassis
2. Body
3. Components
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Chassis: Suspension Design
Built-in vehicle library fully integrated with

OptiStruct for flexbodies and HyperStudy
for DOE & Optimization
Automated Static Design Factors report
GM, Chrysler, Volvo, Tesla, Mahindra, Chery, Geely
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Chassis: Vehicle Dynamics
Built-in library of full vehicle models with

industry standard events
Comprehensive support for tire, road and
driver models with multithreading!
Solver: 2X faster
Image credit: Bremar Auto
GM, Chrysler, Volvo, Tesla, Mahindra, Chery, Geely, Metalsa
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Chassis: Durability
Solver: 8X faster
Co-simulation with Simulink
Automated utility to map MBD loads to FE
Frequency & Amplitude Dependent
bushings*
Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, MAN, FDTE, DANA, TATA Daewoo, Ducati,

Piaggio, Mahindra, Bajaj
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1. Chassis
2. Body
3. Components
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Body: Closures
At least 30X faster compared to competition

(FE Explicit)
Unique Multi-body system level optimization
using Equivalent Static Load Method in
OptiStruct
Simulations run on your laptop! No HPC
required.
Toyota, GM, Ford India, JLR, Volvo India, Mahindra, EMBD Italy, Daewoo
Bus Corp, Amsted Maxion, etc
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Body: Seating Systems
Higher pair constraints to accurately model

real world phenomenon
Point-to-Deformable Curve, Point-to-Curve,
Automated repositioning of seats using

Process Manager
Automatically solve the kinematics in the
background and updates the model
Jamco, B/E Aerospace, JCI, CRH
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Body: Other Applications
Robust CAD / FE Import utility

Automatically creates rigid bodies
Ability to modify volumetric density on the fly
Use HyperMesh to simulate your MBD model!

Advanced Joints
Wipers: Accurately model the interaction between
wiper blade and glass
Glass guidance: Accurately model interaction
between glass and pillar
Faurecia, Inalfa, Reva, Wheeltronic, Doosan
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1. Chassis
2. Body
3. Components
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Components: Brake Noise
Brake moan (200 500 Hz)

Prediction of brake noise issues using
MotionSolve:
Transient integration
Non-linear interfaces (bushing, contact with friction)
Flexible structure through modal based approach
Novel Approach By Daimler, Germany
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Cameras For Civil Applications In Germany
Obtain stable aerial pictures from cameras mounted on a helicopter

Higher pair constraints; MotionSolve-Simulink co-simulation
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Loads Prediction at Eurocopter, Germany
Bearingless main rotor
MotionSolve Advantages:
Avoid overly conservative design
Do more what-if studies
Simulation driven improvements
Power boosted control section
in design
Blade loads
Component loads prediction for operating conditions where flight

measurements are not available
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Vending Machine System Level Optimization
Cam, Scraper, Shifter
Remove/reduce impact
phenomenon
Reduce engine torque
MBS+FEA improve structural
stability
Extract forces from MotionSolve
Topology optimization
A vending machine during an infusion process can generate heat which

will influence the beverage. CAE helps better design the machine 25
Telehandler (Forklift) Stability simulation & optimization
Frame, vehicle body, boom,

stabilizers, tires
Understand kinematic stability
behavior
Easily model various load cases for
discrete no. of angles and payloads
Reduction in physical tests
Platform inclination at 12% slope
Correlation between MotionSolve and Test
Accurate predictions for Tipping and Overturning instability conditions
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And Many More
> 60 MBD Success Stories

altairhyperworks.com; altairhtc.com
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Summary
Many customers are successfully using MotionSolve to simulate real world

scenario
Altairs MBD team partners with customers to ensure their success
HyperWorks 12.0 is a significant step in the evolution of MotionSolve
MotionSolve = The Best Technology + The Best User Experience
Superior Multi-body solution fully accessible to all HyperWorks customers
Keshav Sundaresh (keshavs@altair.com)

Hiroaki Hoshino; Taichi Arai (arai@altairjp.co.jp)
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MotionSolve Industry Applications

Integrated solution to analyze and optimize multi-body system

MotionSolve - Optimize Mechanical System Performance

Multiphysics Analysis and Optimization

MotionSolve: Altairs Multi-body Solution

MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Model

MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Solve

MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Review

MotionSolve: Altair Multi-body Solution: Improve

How are customers using

MotionSolve in the Automotive Industry

MotionSolve in the Automotive Industry

Chassis: Suspension Design

Built-in vehicle library fully integrated with

GM, Chrysler, Volvo, Tesla, Mahindra, Chery, Geely

Chassis: Vehicle Dynamics

Built-in library of full vehicle models with

Image credit: Bremar Auto

GM, Chrysler, Volvo, Tesla, Mahindra, Chery, Geely, Metalsa

Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, MAN, FDTE, DANA, TATA Daewoo, Ducati,

MotionSolve in the Automotive Industry

At least 30X faster compared to competition

Body: Seating Systems

Higher pair constraints to accurately model

Automated repositioning of seats using

Jamco, B/E Aerospace, JCI, CRH

Body: Other Applications

Robust CAD / FE Import utility

Use HyperMesh to simulate your MBD model!

Faurecia, Inalfa, Reva, Wheeltronic, Doosan

MotionSolve in the Automotive Industry

Components: Brake Noise

Brake moan (200 500 Hz)

Novel Approach By Daimler, Germany

Cameras For Civil Applications In Germany

Obtain stable aerial pictures from cameras mounted on a helicopter

Loads Prediction at Eurocopter, Germany

Bearingless main rotor

Avoid overly conservative design

Do more what-if studies

Simulation driven improvements

Power boosted control section

Component loads prediction for operating conditions where flight

Vending Machine System Level Optimization

Cam, Scraper, Shifter

Extract forces from MotionSolve

A vending machine during an infusion process can generate heat which

Telehandler (Forklift) Stability simulation & optimization

Frame, vehicle body, boom,

Platform inclination at 12% slope

Correlation between MotionSolve and Test

Accurate predictions for Tipping and Overturning instability conditions

And Many More

> 60 MBD Success Stories

Many customers are successfully using MotionSolve to simulate real world

Keshav Sundaresh (keshavs@altair.com)

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