The automotive industry is one of the sectors with the greatest weight in the economy. This sector uses the latest technologies to be competitive in both the manufacture of auto-mobiles and the auxiliary industry of components. At ITMATI we give solutions that respond to the demands of this sector using the most advanced mathematical technology.

Our main priorities are

• Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
• Calculation of structures (beams, sheets, plates).
• Elastic, viscoelastic and viscoplastic materials. Insulating materials.
• Contact, adhesion and friction between structures.
• Damage to structures: wear and damage patterns.
• Cracks and fracture detection and mechanics calculations.
• Thermal or thermodynamic calculations.
• Simulation of manufacturing processes: stamping, forging, etc.
• Acoustic and vibroacoustic calculations.
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
• Simulation of fluid-structure interaction problems.
• Simulation in electromagnetism. Simulation of electronic devices.
• Calculation of vibration.
• Steering wheel design.
• Numerical ranking of burns caused by airbags.
• Aerodynamic coefficient calculation.
• Numerical simulation of air flows around vehicles in spray booths.
• Numerical characterisation of materials.
• Thermomechanical behaviour of heat exchangers.
• Prediction of faults.
• Quality control.
• Electronic management systems.
• Control and optimisation of processes.
• Task sequencing.
• Prediction and planning of production.
• Shift allocation.

Experience in this sector

• Automatic calculation of numerical definition of molds for flexible materials with rigid grafts and complex surfaces.
• Calculation of tissue damage by exposure to hot gases.
• Development and implementation of NVH systems to reduce noise and vibration in buses.
• Numerical simulation of airflow around a vehicle in spray booths.
• Numerical simulation in lasto-acoustics using finite elements with parallel architectures. Application to active noise control.