such as propulsion batteries, electric machines, and elec- tronics that are completely new to the automotive industry. ME: Describe your company’s simulation offerings. What new capabilities specifically help automotive builders? Sovani: Ansys has traditionally provided strong simulation software for traditional areas of automotive design such as aerodynamics, cooling, powertrain and chassis systems and continues to bring new innovations and process improvements to these areas. Ansys also provides robust solutions for emerging technologies like the electric powertrain, model-based systems engineering and hardware-software co-simulation, which are becoming increasingly important in the design of current and future automobiles. Automotive components, particu- larly the propulsion battery, electric machine and power electronics in the electric powertrain, experience simul- taneous loads from various physical aspects including electrical, magnetic, thermal, structural, fluid and other factors. These different physics are tightly interconnected and a product’s behavior is determined by the complex interactions between these compo- nents. Ansys provides high-end physics solvers that run in an efficient, tightly coupled way to solve complex multi- physics problems involved in modern automotive components.


Modern cars have more lines of embedded software code that those in a commercial airliner. Embedded software is highly prolific in cars and has become an important part of automotive systems. Through its latest acquisition and integration of Esterel Technologies, Ansys now provides the capability to simulate hardware and software in unison, optimizing a com- ponent or system as a whole.


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ME: How has simulation enhanced other manufacturing segments, such as aerospace or medical? Sovani: Just as in the automotive industry, fuel efficiency is also a major concern in the aerospace industry as they work


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