Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBFIn addition to our experimental test services, Fraunhofer LBF offers a comprehensive range of simulation solutions. We analyze systems numerically, optimize them or develop new, passive or active complete systems and subsystems.
Realistic simulation
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System analysis and evaluation
System analysis and evaluation:
In assessing your components, we take static, dynamic, cyclic and multi-physical aspects into account:
- Numerical evaluation of components, taking account of the manufacturing technique (primary forming and forming, joining, notches and intrinsic stresses)
- Computational fatigue life assessment and service load simulation based on measured loads
- Simulation of inhomogeneous material systems such as composite materials
- Taking account of non-linear material behavior
- Analysis of electromechanical, thermomechanical and vibroacoustic systems
Development processes
Development processes:
We dimension your components in accordance with your needs:
- Topology and shape optimization with a view to functionality, structural durability, lightweight construction and manufacturing restrictions
- Derivation of load data, e. g. based on multi-body simulation, also by making use of cross-domain simulation
- Development of mechatronic and adaptronic systems. We develop models for realistic description of material, component and system behavior:
- Modelling of components (actuators and sensors) on the basis of functional materials with electromechanical coupling (piezoelectric converters, electroactive elastomers, magnetorheological fluids, shape memory alloys)
- Development of non-linear materials and structure models (e. g. elastomer models, composite materials)
- Multi-disciplinary simulation - coupling of simulation codes
- Translation of models into real-time applications
