The Digital Prototype as Part of Envyo - Developent History and Applications within the ARENA2036 Environment

DigitPro, a sub-project of the government funded research project Active Research Environment for the Next generation of Automobile (ARENA2036) deals with the development of a Digital Protoype, a closed simulation process chain which not only covers different simulation disciplines such as crushing or process analysis, but also various material modeling approaches on the micro-, meso-, and macro level. Various software tools are being used by the project partners, namely the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering (ITV), and the Institute of Aircraft Design (IFB) at the University of Stuttgart. Within recent years, the capabilities needed to close the simulation process chain have been implemented into the mapping tool ENVYO® which was officially introduced at last year’s German LS-DYNA users meeting. This paper will give an overview on recently implemented features and will point out the significance of ENVYO® for a closed simulation process chain and data management during the component’s design and verification lifetime. Within this context, an overview on future topics which will be realized within the succeeding project “Digital Fingerprint” will be given.