Technical papers

Quantitative Surface Quality Assessment of Car Outer Panels with a Virtual Light Room
“Quantitative Surface Quality Assessment of Car Outer Panels with a Virtual Light Room” was published by ESI, Autaza & AEA for the International Body Congress in Liviona, in 2019. Abstract.…
Sheet Metal Forming Sheet Metal Forming, Quantitative Surface Quality
Assessment of Aircraft Pilot Seat Performances with Digital Human Models and Virtual Prototypes
Abstract. In the aeronautic industry, some research is currently carried out to improve pilot seating and lying comfort, as well as cockpit ergonomics and accessibility. Pilots spend indeed a lot of…
Virtual Seat Aircraft Pilot Seat, Virtual Prototyping, Digital Human Modeling, Static Comfort, Postural Comfort, Vibratory Comfort, Thermal Comfort, ESI’s Virtual Seat Solution for Aero
Overcoming Interior Design Challenges to Improve the Comfort of Future Vehicles
Abstract The automotive industry is experiencing a major transformation driven by societal and environmental trends leading to an acceleration of autonomous driving, electrification and new mobility solutions. Therefore…
Virtual Seat
Virtual Temperature Controlled Seat Performance Test
The demand for seating comfort is growing – in cars as well as trucks and other commercial vehicles. This is expected as the seat is the largest surface area of the vehicle that is in contact with the occupant. While it…
Virtual Seat Heated, Ventilated, Seat, Life Cycle Performance, Cushion Compression, Thermal Comfort, Virtual Seat Solution
Virtual Seat Manufacturing and Testing for FMVSS 202a Backset Prediction
CAE capabilities have long been used for performing static and dynamic structural analysis during the seat design process. More recently, the soft parts of the seat including foams, trim and suspension have also been…
Virtual Seat
End-to-End Seat Virtual Prototyping from Manufacturing to Performances
Today, in the transportation industry, two antagonist phenomena lead the OEMs to change radically their design processes. On the one hand, the technical constraints which influence the design of the vehicles and…
Virtual Seat
New finite element human models representing elderly, disabled and overweight people for aircraft seat comfort simulation
In the growing but highly competitive market of the airline industry, airliners have to differentiate themselves from their competitors while increasing or maintaining their profitability. They request innovations in…
Virtual Seat Virtual Seat Prototype, Comfort, Simulation, Design, Human Model, Elderly, Overweighted, Disabled
Virtual Manufacturing versus Challenges in Lightweight Vehicle Programmes
The paper presents a brief summary of three different R&D projects carried out in collaboration between ESI Group and a number of academic and industrial partners. All projects are directly related to producing…
Sheet Metal Forming
From Part Design to Part Production - Virtual Hot Forming Engineering Illustrated – Focus Material Modelling
In a press hardening process, significant efforts are necessary to model material behavior and combinations of material in one part, patch work, and die spotting. In this paper, a focus will be put on accurate modeling…
Sheet Metal Forming
Advancements of Virtual Prototyping in the World of Demanding Regulations
Regulations in safety and fuel efficiency are putting more and more pressure on the Automotive Industry to move towards lightweight solutions. Consequently, innovative research and a 3G engineering approach (gage, grade…
Sheet Metal Forming, Virtual Performance, Virtual Reality Sheet Metal Forming, Material Cost Estimation, Die Face Design, Press Hardening, Welding Assembly, Lightweight, Virtual Prototyping