Accelerating Automotive Design with Ansys Discovery: Real-Time Simulation for Early Concept Validation

Overview

Modern automotive programs demand rapid innovation — yet the most critical performance decisions are often made before detailed simulation can keep pace. Traditional workflows deliver high fidelity, but they are too slow and specialized for early-stage vehicle concept development. As a result, engineers rely on intuition or wait until later validation phases — increasing the risk of costly redesigns across aerodynamics, thermal management, structures, and electrification systems.

In this session, we’ll explore how Ansys Discovery enables real-time, interactive simulation directly during concept development. You’ll see how immediate physics feedback accelerates design iteration across EV platforms, battery systems, powertrain components, and vehicle aerodynamics — while maintaining a seamless path to high-fidelity Ansys solvers as designs mature.

The result: faster concept validation, reduced iteration cycles, and more confident decisions in the development of next-generation vehicles.

What Attendees Will Learn

• Real-time simulation for early vehicle concept validation
• Interactive geometry editing with instant physics feedback
• Aerodynamic, structural, and thermal exploration in one environment
• Rapid screening of EV and ICE design alternatives
• Seamless workflow from concept to high-fidelity Ansys solvers

Who Should Attend

• Design Engineers: Engineers developing vehicle and component concepts who want immediate performance insight during modeling
• Simulation Analysts (CAE Engineers): Analysts supporting aerodynamics, structural, thermal, and electrification validation who need faster concept screening before detailed solver workflows
• EV and Powertrain Development Teams: Engineers working on battery cooling, e-motor housings, lightweight structures, and thermal systems
• Product Development Leaders and Engineering Managers: Technical leaders focused on reducing redesign risk, shortening iteration cycles, and accelerating vehicle program timelines

Speakers

• Jorge Pluma Reyes - Applications Engineering, Sr Engineer, Ansys
• Akash Sharma - Product Marketing, Staff, Ansys