Crash simulation at Volvo Cars

Question 1

Vision of Volvo Car.

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”Our vision is to design cars that do not crash. In the shorter perspective the aim is that by 2020 no-one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car.”

Question 2

Explain VCC circle of life

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Question 3

Why CAE in product development?

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Question 4

CAE Disciplines in the Automotive industry

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Question 5

How to create shell elements for thinwalled structures?

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Question 6

What are the different Element types (general) in CAE?

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Question 7

Explain VVC CAE Tools.

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Question 8

Describe the History of Crash CAE Model Size

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Question 9

Describe different CAE load cases.

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Question 10

Describe Complete XC90 Frontal Impact Model

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Question 11

What are the differences in material proportions of XC90 Gen I and Gen II?

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Question 12

What is important to remember in frontal CAE simulations. Use XC90 Front Chassis Model as example.

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Question 13

Why are rolling wheels important in CAE?

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Important for:

• Barrier interaction
• Tyre to ground interaction
• Total kinetic energy ≈ 2.8% higher

Question 14

Why is small overlap collisions a CAE challenge?

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Question 15

Summarize CAE:s relevance in Automotive Industry?

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