Abstract

In order to build confidence in more refined simulation models, the most complex simulation models need to be supported by much more real-world data to avoid large design margins: teams need to confront larger simulation models with larger amounts of test data.

The consequence is that simulation validation is gradually becoming an increasingly time-consuming and energy-consuming part of simulation engineers' work. We have noticed that their work often involves spending far too much time in Excel to process test data and perform validation of their simulations. It's not just a problem because highly skilled engineers spend 5-50% of their time copying and pasting data into Excel: it lengthens the team's reaction time, and lead to human errors, approximations and limited confidence in their numerical model.

Overcoming this friction is necessary to achieve a simulation-dominated development process, where simulation credibility is systematically assessed through systematic approaches. It requires the right methodology, but also new tools. This talk is about proposing some of these tools that make validation more rational and systematic, to build trust in simulation activities.

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Presenter Bio

Florent Mathieu is the CEO and co-founder of EikoSim, a research-based technology start-up founded in 2016. During their research, EikoSim founders discovered the gap between simulation and testing practices in the field of structural mechanics. EikoSim now helps simulation teams that are torn between mechanical performance and development time objectives to build confidence in simulation models by connecting physical tests and numerical simulations. The EikoTwin toolbox help teams build simulation credibility and remove unnecessary testing from campaigns, taking a shortcut to a validated design. 

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