计算机辅助工程翻译,机械类文献翻译新的计算机辅助工程(CAE)英

DEVELOPMENT Calculation and Simulation 20MTZ worldwide 7-8/2004 Volume 65Modern CAE systems can now effectively analyse most components and systems

within an engine. The 3D geometry is however normally generat-

ed manually using traditional engineering skills and experience.

Integral Powertrain has developed a radical, parametric,rule-based design approach in which templates are used to

increase automation and incorporate knowledge, thus re-

ducing development time whilst increasing quality.

1 Introduction

In the engineering of new and modified powertrain products, OEMs and engineer-ing consultants are all striving for a com-petitive advantage. This is driving quality and specification upwards whilst reducing project duration. This has resulted in major advances in a number of areas, notably simulation, digital mock -up, rapid proto-typing and sophisticated ‘virtual test bed’techniques for NVH and mechanical valida-tion. Many of these have focused on produc-ing and testing or analysing mature de-signs. Integral Powertrain (IP) decided to al-so investigate the potential for advances in

CAE techniques to enable major process im-

provements in the generation of designs.

By achieving better initial designs, it was

anticipated that the end product would be

improved and the cost and time required

for validation reduced. As a result of this investigation, a re-vised process has been defined and pilot R&D projects run using the cylinder head and crank train as subjects. Most recently,the new process, known as Automated In-telligent Engine Design (AIED), has been ap-plied to commercial projects for the first time, enabling IP to offer its clients im-proved speed and quality of new concept design and powertrain upgrades. Integral Powertrain is also offering the creation of customised templates as a service to its clients, enabling OEMs and suppliers to achieve similar benefits while incorporat-ing their own rules and knowledge.2 The New Design Process The main high-level objectives for the new process were:■time compression: in particular improv-ing communication and reducing the cycle time for defining and optimising geometry

By Luke Barker Weiterentwicklung einer

Motorenfamilie durch moderne

CAE-Technik

You will find the figures mentioned in this article in the German issue of MTZ 7-8/2004 beginning on page 570.

New CAE Techniques Automate the Creation of Engine Component Design