Automotive designers face increasing challenges in meeting stringent design performance and reliability targets. Contributing to these challenges are rising complexities due to an increase in electronics, safety systems, and emissions standards, coupled with tightening cost controls. Successful designs require systematic methods to meet these aggressive goals along compressed project schedules.

Engineering teams use Saber to design and verify the interaction of multiple technologies (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, software, etc.). Designers create virtual prototypes of the system, including the wire harness, to reduce the number of design iterations and hardware prototypes. Far more tests and design variations are possible in this environment compared to hardware prototyping.

Through a Robust Design methodology, system performance is immunized against variations in parameters and environmental conditions. These methods have been proven to reduce design cycle time and costs - and maximize performance and reliability.

Applications

• Power Networks
• In-Vehicle Network
• Powertrain & HEV/EV
• Wire Harness