Transport vehicle crash, safety and manufacturing simulation in the perspective of high performance computing and networking

Abstract This paper expresses the need for high performance computation for the ever-increasing demands in precision, speed of turn around and importance of numerical simulation of industrial processes and product performances. This need is illustrated by the examples of crashworthiness simulation, vehicle occupant safety simulation and sheet metal stamping simulation. It is concluded that the penetration of advanced simulation techniques into industry will be accelerated by massively parallel computing techniques.