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Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today the extension of its Toyota Motorsport GmbH partnership to include realistic simulation for virtual car testing and a 3D real-time development hub with DS’s end-to-end PLM solutions. Toyota Motorsport’s Formula 1 team practices Toyota’s Kaizen philosophy of continuous improvement by always pushing the limits of technical innovation. This is where Dassault Systèmes plays a major role.
“We view all partnerships, and in particular the one we have with Dassault Systèmes, as a win-win opportunity. Dassault Systèmes offers us car development solutions that give us the cutting-edge performance that is required in Formula 1,” says John Howett, president of Toyota Motorsport. “At the same time, we like to think we’re pushing Dassault Systèmes’ technology to new limits because of the ultimate challenge of material and performance that Formula 1 demands.”
To further cut vehicle development time, Toyota Motorsport started using DS’s realistic simulation products from SIMULIA for virtual testing. Toyota Motorsport’s chassis department uses Abaqus FEA to do important structural calculations in the early stages of car development. “The software’s speed and accuracy for nonlinear analysis let us fine tune the chassis and optimize vehicle performance very quickly. This is critical since every two weeks we face a different track with different characteristics that impact performance,” adds Markus Schwarze, manager of IT technical applications, Toyota Motorsport. These tools are also used in the engine department enabling Toyota Motorsport to test and perfect models before actual production and ultimately make quicker racecars.
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