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Designing a battery pack for a Formula Student vehicle involves carefully selecting the appropriate battery cells based on the vehicle’s performance requirements. A key challenge in this process is accurately determining the vehicle’s energy needs, the maximum voltage selection and all the consequences of this choice on…
This article explains two main approaches for defining flexible tire motion in Altair EDEM using PM FlexTire™, and provides step-by-step examples for coupling EDEM with MotionSolve. Options for Defining Flexible Tire Motion EDEM’s Built-in Kinematics, Force, and Torque Controllers Pros: Easiest to set up and fastest to…
As the electrification of transportation and energy systems accelerates, the battery pack has become one of the most critical components in modern engineering. While battery cells themselves often receive most of the attention, the enclosure that houses and protects these cells plays an equally vital role. It must maintain…
Electrode Roller Pressing is a key manufacturing step in battery electrode production, used to achieve the desired thickness, density, and surface uniformity of the coated electrode sheets. In this process, the coated electrode—typically aluminum foil for the cathode or copper foil for the anode—is passed through a pair of…
In battery manufacturing, aluminum foil is widely used as the current collector for the cathode due to its excellent electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance, and low density. During the electrode fabrication process, large sheets of coated aluminum foil are precisely cut into the required shapes through a process…
Contact modeling is a critical component of multibody dynamics simulations, especially in applications involving latch mechanisms, robotics, electric tools, and similar mechanical systems. Accurate and efficient contact handling significantly impacts the realism and stability of the simulation. Overview In multibody…
Altair Compose supports the creation of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) to simplify and streamline workflows that will be executed repeatedly or by someone unfamiliar with tools like Compose or other IDEs. Most tasks in Compose can be executed running scripts and updating relevant file paths and variable values, but they…
This discussion is a running list of FlightStream publications. Our team will routinely update this thread. If you are unsure whether an investigation of interest is available, please reach out to our team directly. Little, D. S., Majdalani, J., Hartfield, R. J., & Ahuja, V. (2025). Improved prediction of propeller tonal…
Sheet metal plays a vital role across industries - from automotive body structures and aerospace panels to heavy engineering equipment, consumer electronics casings, and household appliances. Each application demands the right balance of strength, weight, and manufacturability, making material selection a critical step in…
Introduction EV performance optimization starts with understanding vehicle behavior under key operating conditions. One of the most critical scenarios for both industry and Formula Student (FS) teams is the Wide Open Throttle (WOT) test - where the throttle is fully engaged, delivering maximum acceleration and power draw…
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