In September we have identified the 7 most critical, current challenges of automotive CAE through a survey among the CAE experts of the international automotive industry. These also form the topics of the sessions of the 10th Automotive CAE Grand Challenge, which will be held in Hanau on 17 and 18 April 2018.

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 wanto to contribute a presentation 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