Product category:
CAD solid modelling software
News Release from: Dassault Systemes | Subject: Catia V5
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 February 2005
F1 Driver Conditions improved with PLM
Technology
Cockpit ergonomics of the Panasonic Toyota Racing Formula 1 car to be optimized with Catia V5 Human Modeling tools
Dassault Systemes has announced that Toyota Motorsport will develop racecar cockpits that optimize driver comfort, safety, and ergonomics with its Catia V5 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for virtual product development The Catia V5 Human Modeling Solutions will enable Toyota Motorsport designers to minimize the physiological demands placed on its drivers from heat, noise, vibration and the car's safety restraints
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Composites design software leads to manufacturing
Leading provider of composite and sheet metal components continues to reap DS CAA V5 partner benefits such as software that extends the reach of CATIA V5 composite design to manufacturing.
Machine design and manufacture visualised in 3D
A leading manufacturer of highly technical circular knitting machines has bought software that enables it to visualize the whole process chain, from design to manufacturing, in 3D.
Using cutting-edge Catia V5 Human Modeling ergonomics tools, Toyota Motorsport engineers will simulate driver behavior and measure key criteria such as reach, visibility, comfort, posture, biomechanics, strength and anthropometrics.
This analysis will enable the team to make driver-oriented decisions about cockpit design, while respecting the overall aerodynamics of the racecar body.
To optimize cockpit ergonomics, engineers will first create a digital model of each driver using a combination of laser scanning and manual anthropometrical techniques.
Further reading
Standardising on IT support helps compete
Using CATIA V5 PLM at an automotive components supplier demonstrates that German medium-sized fabrication and assembly companies can hold their lead by standardizing IT support.
Virtual build development time shortened
CATIA V5 increased product development efficiency on the Ford Fusion programme - virtual product development on the 'body-in-white' helped reduce overall digital development time.
The resulting virtual models will be used to analyze and improve specific accommodation issues such as driver comfort and security, and accessibility and serviceability of components inside the cockpit during pit stops "The cockpit is the nucleus of a racecar," said Waldemar Klemm, IT manager, Toyota Motorsport .
"It's a very confined space that protects the vital elements of the car, most importantly the driver.
An improved cockpit, with a comfortably and safely installed driver brings us closer to success at every race.
The integration of the Catia V5 Human Modeling ergonomics tools within our PLM product development platform allows us to manage ergonomics data in an efficient and intuitive manner within the overall development process of the entire car." "We are particularly pleased that Toyota Motorsport has decided to use the Catia V5 Human Modeling Solutions as part of their PLM deployment," said Mark Morrissey, general manager, Ergonomic Solutions, Dassault Systemes.
"Toyota Motorsport's commitment to integrate their design process, including ergonomics studies for the driver environment, is the type of user scenario we envisioned when we integrated the SAFEWORK human modeling technology into the Catia V5 architecture." The first phase of the Catia V5 Human Modeling Solutions implementation was recently completed when 2005 F1 drivers Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli were measured and laser-scanned at the headquarters in Cologne in order to create the digital models that will be used to simulate and optimize their comfort and performance within the TF105 racing car.
• Dassault Systemes: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
