Industrial Challenge: IC 9 Software development

Development of open-source software and new solutions for industrial software

The development of industrial simulation codes or open-source platforms based on ground-breaking mathematical formulations and numerical methods is a major industrial challenge on its own: software companies base their activities on such simulation codes and provide sales, marketing and training services to their customers whereas engineering companies need reliable software tools to support and consult industry in the development of high-tech products.

ESR 2
Local frame methods for the simulation of textile manufacturing processes

Scientist-in-Charge:
Olivier Brüls

I am a mechanical engineer with a strong passion for mathematical modelling methods and their application to real-life and industrial problems. Cables are ubiquitous in today’s applications, so that the detailed understanding of their behaviour can potentially induce major innovations in numerous fields. Within THREAD, I look forward to explore novel geometric methods and contact solvers in order to capture complex nonlinear phenomena that dominate the mechanical behaviour of cables. We also want to apply these numerical methods to study strand interactions in advanced textile manufacturing processes. I believe that the interdisciplinary approach and complementary skills of THREAD’s consortium will lead to major progresses in numerical methods and simulation software technology.


Fellow:
Indrajeet Patil