Session H2.1

Building discipline specific FE-models based on the "Common Model" concept
G. Nikolaidis, D. Zafeiropoulos, K. Ntamagkas
BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Structural FE-model of thin adhesive layers well suited for implicit and explicit analyses
T. Brandt¹, H. Friese¹, B. Heydt², Dr. U. Hindenlang^1
1LASSO Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Germany, ²METABOWERKE GmbH, Germany

Session H2.2

Capturing the best practices for the organization and analysis of crash-test simulation load-cases
I. Makropoulou, K. Kiouptsidis, K. Skolarikis
BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Crashworthiness design of ANSALDOBREDA light metro vehicle
L. Lenzi, S. Raiti
AnsaldoBreda S.p.A., Italy

A CAE tool for processes optimization according to FMVSS201U
P. Williamson¹, L. Rorris^2
1P+Z Engineering GmbH, Germany, ²2BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Session H3.2

Automated build-up and analysis of NVH models with ANSA/META package
V. Pavlidis , M. Tryfonidis
BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

δYNAMIS: A new solver for linear and nonlinear finite element models
D. Giagopoulos¹, Prof. S. Natsiavas^2
1DYNAmical Systems TechnologY, Greece, ²Aristotle University, Greece

Automated process deployment for NASTRAN SOL200 optimization analysis, using ANSA/META package
G. Korbetis, K. Marmaras
BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

An efficient re-analysis methodology for optimization of large-scale vibration systems
Z. Mourelatos¹, E. Nikolaidis^2
1Oakland University, Rochester MI, USA, ²The University of Toledo OH, USA

Session H2.3

Case study on the FE-model and geometry morphing in Structural Analysis
G. Panagos, Dr.-Ing. N. Drivakos
BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Applications of shape optimization with LS-OPT and ANSA
¹Heiner Müllerschön*, ¹Marko Thiele, ²Wolfram Mühlhuber, ²Uwe Gerlinger
¹DYNAmore GmbH, Germany, ²AUDI AG, Germany

Analysis of component joints in Finite-Element models of car bodies
Dr.-Ing. H. Wüstenberg
Volkswagen AG, Germany

Session H2.5

Overview on optimization methods
I. Nitsopoulos, B. Lauber
FE-DESIGN GmbH, Germany

Optimization of a vehicle front part structure at AUDI using ANSA morphing and Optimus
M. Kaufmann¹, B. Lauber², Dr. C. Katzenschwanz^2
1AUDI AG, Germany, ²FE-DESIGN GmbH, Germany

A new approach for the preprocessing of TOSCA optimization tasks in ANSA
¹Lauber, Boris, ²Korbetis, George, ²Marmaras, Dinos
¹FE-DESIGN GmbH, Germany, ²BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Session H3.5

ANSA for CFD - overview and outlook
M. Lanfrit, T. Lehnhäuser
ANSYS Central & Eastern Europe - FLUENT Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Combining quality, performance & efficiency in CFD pre-processing
E. Skaperdas, C. Kolovos
BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Automatic optimization of automotive designs using Mesh Morphing and CFD
F. Campos¹ , P. Gerenia², E. Skaperdas^3
1ICON, United Kingdom, ²ESTECO, United Kingdom, ³BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Session H2.6

Definition and parameterization of a process workflow, applied on modeling for ABAQUS
Dr.-Ing. S. Seitanis, M. Giannakidis
BETA CAE Systems S.A., Greece

Using submodeling technique to understand passivation cracks in microelectronical devices - Preprocessing with ANSA
Dr. E. Barti¹, Dr. M. Stecher^2
1SIEMENS AG, Germany, ²Infineon Technologies AG, Gernany

Crack propagation in various 3-D shell structures, application of special software-tool using ANSA/μETA with standard ABAQUS solver
D. Dreissig, B. Weisser, Dr. U. Hindenlang
LASSO Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Germany

Orthotropic material of bones generated by means of clinical CT-data, applied to FE models for the nonlinear simulation of one-leg stand with pelvis, femur and lower leg
R. Schneider¹, P. Helwig², G. Faust³, Dr. U. Hindenlang^1
1LASSO Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Germany, ²University of Freiburg, Germany, ³University of Stuttgart, Germany

Session H3.6

Prediction of e-coat voids and puddles during automotive painting using ANSA
P. D. Hanumalagutti¹, Y.-N. Liu¹, R. Mothukuri^2
1Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company, USA, ²BETA CAE Systems USA Inc., USA

Usage of ANSA’s automated volume meshing-methods in the rapid product development process of diesel engines
G. Pessl, Dr. R. Ehart, G. Bumberger
BMW Motoren GmbH, Austria

Pre-processing of lighting heat analysis at Visteon-Autopal
T. Havlik, R. Malucha
VISTEON-AUTOPAL s.r.o, Czech Republic

Thermal judder on drum brakes due to mounted radial run out
D. Suryatama, R. P. Uhlig, S. Vallurupalli, R. M. Lundgren, F. J. Zweng
DaimlerChrysler NA, USA

Session H2.7

The development of the 2007 formula SAE by the ART-7 team
D. Perperidis
Prepared by the ART-7 team members