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LMS Virtual.Lab Durability Overview

Design for optimal durability performance

LMS Virtual.Lab Durability offers an integrated solution in designing light weight, reliable and fatigue resistant products right from the start. It predicts fatigue hotspots on the component and the full system. This feature proves to be of great value for making the right design decisions early in the development process.

LMS Virtual.Lab Durability

Designing for optimal durability performance - Undoubtedly the most challenging task for durability engineers is designing fail-safe components and systems in the most efficient manner. System parts with insufficient fatigue strength may cause permanent structural damage and potentially life-threatening situations. Mistakes can cause product recalls which negatively influence the overall brand image. In addition to this, short design cycles, more design variants and increased usage of new lightweight ...

Component Fatigue

LMS Virtual.Lab Component Fatigue is a complete solution to accurately assess the fatigue performance of individual components in one single, integrated simulation environment. By combining component loads derived from prototype measurements or multi-body simulations, FE-based stress results and cyclic fatigue material parameters, engineers can predict fatigue hotspots and fatigue life, and optimize the component design....

System-Level Fatigue

LMS Virtual.Lab System-Level Fatigue offers a solution for optimizing subsystems or assemblies, and analyzing their strength and fatigue. Engineers can calculate component loads from prescribed system motion through multi-body simulation. These component loads are combined with structural stresses. Material fatigue parameters are applied to predict the component fatigue hotspots and corresponding fatigue life. ...

Vibration Fatigue

LMS Virtual.Lab Vibration Fatigue provides methodological tools for durability assessment. Users can benefit from the simple and consistent set-up and highly efficient analysis methods, including random and deterministic loads in the frequency domain. The solver combines well-known methodologies with technology breakthroughs as well as seam and spot weld capabilities for highly accurate results....

LMS Virtual.Lab Durability - Options

Options for the LMS Virtual.Lab Durability product line. Durability Parallel Processing (Stackable 4-node), Spot Weld Modeling, Seam Weld Modeling, Thermal Fatigue, Optimization....

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References:

Audi - Early Durability Predictions
BMW - Virtual Test Rigs for Loads Prediction
Volkswagen - Durability Testing with Virtual Prototyping Tools
Honda - Durability Engineering
John Deere Werke - tractor endurance through early-process simulations
Fiat - Optimizing durability performance

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