Post Graduate Certification inAutomotive Design & Analysis

This course delves into the principles of plastic component design for automotive applications, focusing on material selection, manufacturability, and design for durability using CATIA V5. Hands-on exercises cover 3D modeling, surface design, and assembly techniques.

• Introduction to Plastic Design & CATIA V5 GUI
• Door Trim Components Design
• Master Section & Top-Down Assembly
• Plastic Features: Ribs, Bosses, Snaps
• Draft Analysis & Mold Considerations
• Surface Design (GSD) for Trims
• B-Pillar & Door Applique Design
• Assembly Integration & Validation

This course covers the design and development of sheet metal components for vehicles, emphasizing manufacturability using Siemens NX CAD or CATIA V5 tools.

• Sheet Metal Fundamentals & Forming
• Hood Inner & Outer Panel Design
• Fender Design with Mountings
• Roof Panel & Ditch Area Development
• Tailgate/Backdoor Design
• Hemming Flange & Sealing Design
• Draft Analysis & Tooling Direction
• Heat Distortion & Snow Load Calculations

A comprehensive course on GD&T design using NX-CAD Software. Learn fundamental principles including symbols, rules, and application techniques that ensure effective communication of design specifications. Covers creating and interpreting GD&T annotations, defining tolerances, and understanding their impact on manufacturing.

• GD&T Fundamentals & ASME Y14.5
• Datum Features & Reference Frames
• Form Tolerances: Flatness, Cylindricity
• Orientation: Perpendicularity, Parallelism
• Position & Concentricity Tolerances
• Profile Tolerances (Line & Surface)
• Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis
• Engineering Drawing Creation

Learn the principles of fixture design for Automotive Body-in-White (BIW) assembly. Topics include design for manufacturability, structural integrity, and automation integration, enhanced through real-world projects and case studies.

• Introduction to BIW & Fixture Design
• Pin Unit Design & Standards
• Clamp Unit Design & Mechanisms
• Base Unit & Frame Design
• Locator & Support Design
• Weld Gun Accessibility Analysis
• 3D Finishing & Assembly
• 2D Detailing & Output Documentation

Develop the skills required for mechanical CAD design of wiring harness routing for automotive applications. Understand design approach, standards and guidelines, industry approach and regulations with hands-on experience on CATIA V5.

• Introduction to Electrical Systems
• CATIA EHI/EHF Workbench
• Bundle Segment & Routing
• Connector & Terminal Design
• Engine Harness Routing
• Tailgate Harness Design
• Harness Flattening Process
• 2D Drafting & BOM Generation

This course covers meshing fundamentals: identifying geometry, choosing elements, and meeting quality criteria. Also covers post-meshing connections, Batch Meshing, Casting and Align Manager extensively.

• Introduction to FEA & ANSA GUI
• Geometric Tools & Topology Cleanup
• Mid-Surfacing for Sheet Metal
• Mid-Surfacing for Plastic/Cast Components
• Volume Meshing (Tetra/Hexa)
• Overview of Connections
• Batch Meshing & Casting Method
• Introduction to Align Manager

A comprehensive course covering the working and optimizing of Explicit and Implicit solvers. Later part covers Material modeling and Crash & Safety simulations.

• Introduction to Explicit/Implicit FE Simulations
• LS-DYNA Concepts & Keywords
• LS-PrePost Practice
• Spot Weld Modeling
• Implicit Solver in LS-DYNA
• Best Practices & Debugging
• Material Modeling
• Vehicle Crash & Safety Simulations

Master the industry-standard preprocessing tool for FEA. Learn geometry cleanup, mid-surfacing, 2D/3D meshing, and batch meshing for automotive applications.

• Introduction to FEA Principles
• HyperMesh GUI & Geometric Tools
• 1D Element Creation
• Geometry Cleanup Techniques
• 2D Meshing and Quality Checks
• Manual Mid-Surfacing
• 3D Meshing (Tetra/Hexa)
• Connectors & Batch Meshing
• Morphing in HyperMesh

Understand crash physics and how crash simulations are done using FEA. Covers crash regulations, FMVSS/Euro NCAP standards, and vehicle safety ratings comprehensively.

• Introduction to HyperCrash & Radioss
• 2D Shell Element Formulation
• Material Laws in Radioss
• Kinematic Conditions & Timesteps
• Contact Definition & Debugging
• Frontal Crash Simulation (FMVSS)
• Side Impact Analysis
• Introduction to Airbags & Dummies
• Post-Processing & Safety Metrics

Learn static, dynamic, and explicit analysis using ANSYS. Covers real-world structural and contact analysis with industry applications.

• Strength of Materials - FEA Perspective
• Finite Element Methodology
• ANSYS SpaceClaim Basics
• ANSYS Workbench Environment
• Structural & Contact Analysis
• Transient Analysis Applications
• Contact & Dynamics Analysis
• Impact Analysis (Explicit)
• Impact Analysis Applications

An in-depth understanding of tolerance stack-up analysis, focusing on dimensional and geometric tolerances. Emphasizes analytical methods, statistical approaches, and software tools for evaluating assembly performance.

Comprehensive understanding of product benchmarking and cost estimation – critical pillars of new product development (NPD) and value engineering. Includes real-world teardown examples and competitive analysis exercises.

Development of styling surfaces for new cars and concept models used to develop production-ready vehicles. Class A surfaces are utilized to develop automotive components like Trims and BIW components.

Deepen your understanding of engineering principles while optimizing designs for efficient manufacturing processes.

Understand the techniques and processes for forming sheet metal and welding, crucial for mechanical manufacturing.