Donkervoort Automobielen BV Improves Design, Cuts Costs with SolidWorks Simulation
04 1월 2012 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Different automotive brands stand for different values, such as
efficiency, luxury, speed and performance. Donkervoort Automobielen
BV, a Dutch automotive manufacturer, increasingly relies on
SolidWorks® advanced 3D design and simulation tools in its quest to
produce the perfect sports car. This value was on display on
December 17 when Donkervoort unveiled the newly designed model D8
GTO.
By incorporating SolidWorks Flow Simulation and SolidWorks
Simulation Premium to its existing SolidWorks package, Donkervoort
created a single CAD environment for the redesign of its D8 GTO
model, ensuring total integration of the design and simulation
process. Donkervoort focuses on sports cars that are hand built,
lightweight, high performance and perform like Formula One
racecars, even though they look like classic roadsters.
Redesigning the engine to develop power resulted in added weight
in the D8 GTO, causing Donkervoort to rework the body. The company
turned to SolidWorks 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and
advanced structural simulation solutions to ensure performance
while staying on budget and delivering the car on schedule.
Donkervoort tackled several different challenges during the
redesign, including optimizing intake manifolds and engine airflow
and resolving open-wheel aerodynamic challenges. The company
created a hybrid carbon fiber-tubular steel chassis to add strength
while minimizing weight that held up to simulated testing for
force, stiffness, crash and impact. The design team added wings to
the rear fenders to increase down force and traction.
“Donkervoort’s auto redesign shows the type of creativity and
problem solving that SolidWorks is designed to empower engineers to
achieve,” said Stephen Endersby, product manager, simulation at
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. “By using simulation to solve
design challenges, Donkervoort’s design team circumvented costly
and time-consuming steps on the path to unveiling the optimal
product.”
The results speak for themselves. Using SolidWorks Simulation,
Donkervoort was able to cut the number of prototypes required by 50
percent, increase product sophistication, improve aerodynamics and
performance and introduce structural innovation in sports car
design.
“We chose SolidWorks Simulation because it provided all of the
analysis capabilities that we need in a single design environment,”
said Jordi Wiersma, head of design and engineering for Donkervoort.
“CAD integration is a must. We had experience working with outside
consultants who used other analysis tools. We often spent more time
integrating analysis results into our CAD system than we did
applying those results to our designs. Working in a single
environment enables us to more efficiently use simulation while we
design and apply these insights to our design concepts in real
time.”
Donkervoort relies on authorized SolidWorks reseller CADMES BV
for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.
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