Actually, I made my first trip to Winnipeg by plane, but I thought I’d start with a musical reference. I recently visited to present at Manitoba’s Heavy Vehicle Technology Workshop. The workshop was organized by the Red River College Office of Applied Research & Commercialization, in collaboration with the National Research Council Canada Industrial research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), WESTEST, and the Vehicle Technology Centre.  Read More

Another bird strike event is in the news, this time with a Delta aircraft forced to perform an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport.  Fortunately, the plane landed safely and passengers were unharmed.

Check out my blog post from last year and the article I wrote in Concept to Reality about the technology that is being used to help better prepare for these incidents to keep passengers safe.

My colleague Narayan Rangarajan, Altair Engineering team leader, has contributed the following post:

Today, computer-aided engineering (CAE) has enabled high-end research in Crash, NVH, Durability and Optimization of many different industries, including automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer products and architecture, among others.

While yes, many if not all of these are essential in at least some shape or form, are these the most basic of necessities? What about the fundamental human necessities – food, clothing and shelter? Can CAE play a part when it comes to these?

Let’s take a closer look. Read More

This post was taken from Altair Enlighten.

In December last year, I wrote an opinion piece for the Product Design & Development website which detailed the current and future uses of optimization technologies and the impact they are having on product weight. As with my previous post, I’ve taken a few highlights and placed them below and I’d encourage you to take a look at the full article. As always, I’d be interested to hear your views on the future role of optimization technology in the product development process. Read More

Composite use continues to grow in the aerospace field.  My recent article in Aerospace
Manufacturing and Design  discusses some of the benefits and challenges with the use of composites and notes that simulation will continue to play a critical role in the growth and acceptance of composites in aerospace as well as other industries.  Here’s a preview of what you’ll read in AM&D: Read More