DEP to create light weighted and fuel efficient SUVs

By OEM Update Editorial March 31, 2021 1:01 pm IST

Detroit Engineered Products (DEP) has been working on a transformational approach to both the conventional CAE model build as well as for early-stage concept model development.

Increasing importance and high expectation on the fuel economy standards have pushed the automotive OEMs all over the world to optimise their vehicle platforms, irrespective of the vehicle footprints. Fuel economy standards have to be achieved with holistically balancing of safety, Noise Vibration Harshness (NVH) and durability performance regulation and requirements. With competitive markets and packed in time to market needs, OEMs are looking for technologies that enable them to cut short their development time or make their current platforms more efficient.

The entire value engineering is divided into three phases by Detroit Engineered Products (DEP) and is Baseline evaluation, parametrisation and optimisation.  The DEP technology, proprietary CAE software, Meshworks and industry leading process have led to a multi-disciplinary optimisation approach that has been very well received by OEMs globally.

The technology of parameterising complete vehicle CAE models using design enabled optimisation in DEP MeshWorks and the process of multi-disciplinary optimisation are the key pieces that deliver value. This CAE driven process has been deployed successfully in both early-stage vehicle development as well as for optimising existing platforms.

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