The below "Grand Challenges" form the topics of the sessions of the automotive CAE Grand Challenge 2018:

• CAE general: CAE process supporting the development of physical prototypes
• Crash: Overload and crash behavior of battery packs
• Durability: Fatigue analysis of plastics and composites
• Materials: Failure models for cast aluminum parts in crash
• NVH: Prediction of engine and gear noise of electrical drives
• Optimization & robustness: Robust design through numerical analysis
• Safety: Meshing, folding and pre-processing of airbags

If you want to contribute a presentation on one of these "Grand Challenges" from the perspective of a user, researcher or software developer at the automotive CAE GrandChallenge 2018, please contact Dr. Dirk Ulrich (by phone at +49 6023 9640 - 66 or by mail) to discuss whether the proposed topics fits into the program and to coordinate further action. Speakers attend the conference free of charge!

More Information: carhs.de/grand-challenge