Abstract

Over the last decades, simulation plays an increasingly active role in the identification and definition of model properties in the early design stages, to accurately predict model behaviour and assist decision-making. The growing complexity of simulation processes has created new challenges in improving CAE productivity and effectiveness, increasing drastically the size and the amount of simulation data. The loose management of such diverse data leads to error-prone procedures that delay important decisions. In many cases, the information required to downstream CAE processes is unavailable, untraceable, outdated or susceptive to human errors. At the same time, the intellectual property obtained by the accumulating best-practices experience is often not captured as applicable knowledge for future use. Regarding the implementation of simulation processes, a number of concerns frequently arise. Engineers with varying skills, intellect and knowledge, often located in different geographical locations, have to cooperate effectively. During the process, information flowing from numerous sources in a variety of forms requires efficient coordination, processing, verification and management. The deployment of various software and hardware resources, as well as the different data management systems for the storage and retrieval of the simulation data also renders the simulation process error-prone. The aforementioned issues usually lead to duplicate work and, thus, increased costs. This work describes how these challenges can be addressed with KOMVOS, a Simulation Data Management platform that can be integrated in all CAE environments and applied on all disciplines. A typical Model Build workflow scenario is used to demonstrate how CAE data and processes can be used and executed efficiently in a common and comprehensive environment, even for non-expert users. Taking advantage of the interactive browsing, visualization and effective handling of all related data, the effortless triggering of actions with a simple click, the real-time monitoring of the model and process status, the offhand information sharing, as well as the review and comparison of key results and reports offered by KOMVOS, assure a flawless and error-free execution of simulation processes.