COMPUTER-AIDED EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT

In vehicle design and development, shortening developmental periods, improving efficiency, and improving vehicle quality have been important subjects in past years. With these objectives in mind, the Vehicle Design and Development Department, Nissan Motor Co., has been utilizing computers for CAD/CAM, CAE (Computer Aided Experiments), SA (Structural Analysis), EIM (Engineering Information Management), etc., and has been obtaining good results. The present paper describes the purpose and manner of introducing CAE to the design and development process. It also outlines an on-line system for vehicle performance tests, noise and vibration analysis, heat resistance tests, brake and engine performance tests, exhaust emission analysis, etc., which is a hierarchical structure system incorporating three host computers and twenty-seven mini-computers. Finally, the future use of the CAE system is discussed. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Inderscience Enterprises Limited

  La Motte Chambers
  St Helier, Jersey,   England 
• Authors:
  • YAGI, T
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 21-39
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Computer aided design; Computers; Design; Development; Digital computers; Economic efficiency; Exhaust gases; Heat; Information systems; Noise; Performance; Research; Sound; Structural analysis; Tests; Thermal resistance; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance; Vehicle power plants; Vehicles; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Research and development
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Online computers
• ITRD Terms: 1361: Brake; 9011: Design (overall design); 8673: Digital computer; 5911: Efficiency; 6743: Heat; 8053: Japan; 6748: Sound; 6255: Test; 1255: Vehicle; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Environment; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00361675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 972
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM