In the past four decades, engineering simulation has become more and more important in the engineering design process, and its technological driving force has enabled it to be more widely and improved. The increase in importance is accompanied by an increase in the understanding of revenue and key business drivers, which in turn brings a series of new opportunities and challenges related to the increase in demand . More information is available in the industrial chain .
The engineering simulation market is struggling to meet this increase in demand, so a simulation revolution is needed to overcome the lack of expertise, which hinders wider applications. Since 2015, Cambashi has been providing insights on the 2D and 3D Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) market through its CAE Observatory. The CAE Observatory's release in 2020 shows that the analog revolution has begun. Compared with previous years, the forecast value of the annual market growth rate has increased, certainly not including 2020. The emergence of generative design and digital twin technology combined with other business drivers has increased the demand for engineering simulation.
Driven by technology
From the mid-1970s until recently, the role of simulation has been determined by the state of technology. Advances in technology enable more applications and more effective applications of engineering simulation, while bringing higher value. Within the organization, the application and role of engineering simulation usually follow a series of technical driving factors-failure analysis / design verification / design decision support / design driving factors / system engineering / generative design. The nature of technological progress and the technological driving factors associated with engineering simulation clearly indicate that long-term evolution is sustainable.
Revolutionize through business drivers
The global recession in 2009 had a wide-ranging impact on the entire company, causing people to rethink the measures needed to build and maintain competitiveness. Since 2009, the changes in the role of engineering simulation are actually related to the business drivers to improve competitiveness:
1. Enhancing innovation
2. Improve performance
3. Improve quality /risk management
4. Reduce time
5. Reduce costs
Organizations around the world are beginning to realize that a better understanding of product and process behavior and related risks is essential to have a positive impact on these business drivers. The added realization is that engineering simulation is the only feasible way to achieve this better understanding, so this quickly becomes the main key to all five business drivers. However, engineering simulation software is generally still only used by expert analysts who utilize increasingly complex tools, and needs to be significantly expanded to a wider audience to influence business drivers. Business promoters will force the "analog revolution" to overcome limitations based on expertise .
The analog revolution is real
The ASSESS Initiative first put forward the concept of an inevitable simulation revolution. The initiative was established in 2016 to promote a revolution that will greatly improve the usability and practicality of engineering simulation, thereby significantly increasing the utilization rate of the entire field And business benefits industries, applications and users. Cambashi’s latest CAE Market Observatory data shows that the CAE market has been growing at a double-digit rate, and will continue to follow this path except in 2020, which shows that the efforts of the ASSESS Initiative and other organizations are beginning to overcome expertise based The limitations .
2020 will show a low growth rate. Cambashi expects that the automotive industry will experience negative growth. For example, overall growth is still expected to be positive. Looking ahead, the trend to promote the adoption of analog technology has not disappeared. The need to develop new, green versions of any product will accelerate, especially in industries that produce vapor traces. The new crown also provides new simulation opportunities for any industry where people spend a lot of time nearby. The need to provide a safe working environment to restore the industry to a normal state may also lead to the establishment of new connections between CAE and building information modeling (BIM) suppliers and CAE and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)/connected application technology providers.
The emergence of generative design
生成式设计有可能在当今使用的设计流程中引发重大的范式转变，而这些设计是基于规则，要求和约束的明确说明由计算机生成的设计。这颠覆了当前的设计惯例，必须首先创建设计，以便可以根据其性能要求对其进行评估。生成设计可以使用户定义设计方案和生成设计工具来探索可行的设计选项，从而成为工程仿真民主化的关键推动力。将生成式设计提前驱动到开发过程的“早期”将改变已完成工作的性质，而级联将改变该过程的后期完成的工作。生成设计工具正在继续扩展其对不同制造过程的支持。一些生成设计工具支持“可制造性设计”和制造成本估算。
工程仿真数字孪生的出现
数字孪生，特别是工程仿真数字孪生，对于产品开发，制造和服务运营领域的数字化转型至关重要。为了解决数字化转型的目标，大多数主要的项目生命周期管理和工程仿真供应商都在积极寻求某种形式的数字孪生策略，其中包括基于物理的工程仿真数字孪生，以获取知识并加深对模型当前和预测状态及性能的理解。它的物理双胞胎。
对于某些类型的有形资产，利用工程仿真数字双胞胎可能是一种积极的破坏性方法，其中
a）维修困难或非常昂贵
b）日常维护至关重要
c）有形资产使用寿命长
d）有形资产运营被认为是关键任务和/或安全关键。预计工程仿真数字孪生的使用也将为产品即服务的多种新商业模式打开潜力，例如为航空公司“按小时提供动力”的飞机发动机合同，包括24×7×365维护。
模拟革命已经开始！
The ever-changing role of engineering simulation is actually related to the business driving force to improve competitiveness. Engineering simulation can better understand the behavior, variability, and risk of products and processes to support the driving force to improve competitiveness. The revolution to support the role of simulation has begun and is receiving attention. In the foreseeable future, the engineering simulation market may continue to grow substantially , and more information is available in the Zhengong Chain .