Automated Reporting Director

Automated Reporting Director

James Smith

F.tech R&D North America

May 7th 2015

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Agenda

• Company Background

• Analysis Cycle

• Previous Report Method

• Development of Automated Reporting Software

• New Report Method with ARD

• Summary and Future Potential


Company Introduction

Head Office : Kuki City, Saitama, Japan

Established : July, 1947

Global Sales : US$1,716 million (Mar. 2014）

Employees : 5,788(Mar. 2014)

Certifications: ISO 14000 ISO/TS 16949 QS 9000


Functional Capabilities

Fully integrated global system

from Product Design and Development

through Product Manufacturing

Research &

Development

Product

Design

Production

Planning

Manufacturing

Technology

Global

Quality

Global

Production


F.tech Group Global Network

F-tech Zhongshan Inc.

F-tech Philippines Mfg. Inc.

F-tech R&D Philippines Inc.

F&P Mfg., Inc.

DYNA-MIG Mfg. of Stratford

F-tech R&D North America Inc.

F&P America Mfg., Inc.

F&P Georgia Mfg.

Haga Technical Center

Head Office / Kuki Factory

Kameyama Factory

South-East Asia

North America

Japan

Kyushu F-tech

PT. F-tech Indonesia

F.E.G. DE QUERETARO S.A. DE C.V.

F&P Mfg. Mexico S.A. DE C.V.

F-tech R&D China

: R&D

F-tech R&D NA Detroit Branch

F-tech R&D NA EU Branch (Germany) UK technical joint

SA technical joint

India technical joint

F-tech Mfg. (Thailand) Ltd.

F-tech Wuhan Inc.

: PRODUCTION


F.tech Product

Manufactured parts

• Cradles

• Front subframes

• Rear subframes

• Suspension

• Front & Rear Upper arms

• Front & Rear Lower arms

• Trailing arms

• Toe links

• Torsion Beams

• Pedals

• Acceleration

• Brake pedals

• Clutch pedals

• Specialty Parts


• Supplier for several OEM companies

• Balanced portfolio

• Stable revenue

F.tech Group Global Customer Base

Global Share

Other3 .0%

Mitsubish i0 .2%

Nissan4 .9%

Toyota3 .0%

GM8.6%

Honda 80 .3%

FY 2013


Analysis Cycle


Analysis Cycle

• Receive 3D geometry model from design team

• Make mesh changes to model

• Run analysis

• Check results

• Make summary or report

• Send result summary to design team

• Repeat until design meets customer’s targets


Example Results

• Static Stiffness

• 29 displacement results to record

• NVH

• 10 modes to record

• Linear Dura Life

• 26 durability loadcases to record images and results

• Check stress values against material yield

• Non-Linear Dura (permanent set deformation)

• 12 loadcases to record images and deformation values


Previous Methods


Method Before ARD (Linear Dura)

• Load each model results into Hyperview

• Apply “Life” contour and set each legend to each loadcase

• Manual check over model or use Advanced Query to find concern areas

• Take separate pictures for each concern area

• Add to report

• Note values of concern area

• Add to report

• Repeat for each loadcase ran


Time Involved


• 10min

• NVH

• 5min


• Up to 8 hours for full report

• Non Linear Dura (permanent set deformation)

• 30min


Issue

• Receive 3d geometry model from Design team

• Mesh changes to model

• Run analysis

• Check results

• Make summary or report

• Send result summary to Design Team

• Repeat until design meets customer’s targets


• 10min

• NVH

• 5min


• Up to 8 hours for full report

• Non linear Dura (perm set deformation)

• 30min

Time spent on recording results

takes away from time spent on

project development


Development of Automated Reporting Software


Automated Reporting Main Key Features:

• Automated detection of result maxima or hot spots,

best view selection, creation of notes and legends

• Interactive tables highlighting the most interesting

parts and load cases

• Exclusion of components from the analysis not relevant

for the assessment

• Filtering of pages below a certain threshold

• Loop over all components/groups and load cases

• A single report page for all parts/groups/load case combinations

• Generic framework for any kind of result type

• •Batch mode capabilities

Automated Reporting Capabilities


Software Development

• The Altair team worked to cater to our project needs

• The template created is customizable to work for different projects

• Contact with Altair was easy and efficient

• Web meetings were utilized for discussion and idea sharing


New Report Method with ARD


Software Implementation


• Apply “Life” contour to all loadcases

• No need to set legend to each loadcase

• Launch Automated Reporting Director menu

• Select F.tech template



• Enter report information

• Callout Size

• Check elements adjacent

• Node numbers range

• For displacement use

• Enter load case information

• Enter loadstep information

• Loadcase name

• Loadcase cycles

• Cycle definition

Loadstep text information can be copied and pasted from spreadsheets



Run Program

• Run takes just moments

• Auto fills results

• Results can be copied

to results database

or exported to Powerpoint


ARD Report


ARD Report


ARD Report

**Demonstration Results for presentation use only


ARD Report



ARD Report



ARD Report





• Apply “Life” contour to all loadcases

• No need to set legend to each loadcase

• Launch Automated Reporting Director Menu

• Select F.tech template

• ARD Eliminates:

• Manual check over model or use Advanced Query to find concern areas

• Take separate pictures for each concern area

• Note values of concern area

• Repeat for each loadcase ran


Summary and Future Potential


Time Involved After ARD


• <1min

• Copy displacement results to results database

• NVH

• <1min

• Export results to presentation

• Includes avi files for mode shape animation


• <10min

• Export results to presentation

• Fill in project information

• Make any adjustments needed (typically only pictures)

• Non linear Dura (permanent set deformation)

• <1min

• Copy displacement results to results database


Future Potential

• Benefits of future projects with ARD

• Works with several OEM’s

• Reduce risk of error

• Time savings

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Stiffness NVH Linear Dura Non-Linear Dura

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Report Type

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ARD


Thank You For Your Time!

Documents

Automated Reporting Director