Some more snow (simulation) before spring arrives.
Although the average temperatures are rising steadily worldwide, it is still snowing on the Ostalb and before spring mercilessly strikes again here, I would like to quickly get rid of a blog article before it no longer fits thematically.
It's about the simulation of snow on or in the car.
We at Merkle & Partner have been using Preonlab for a few years now, be it for simulating transmission oiling, filling simulations or water crossings. A lot has also happened on the subject of snow, which I would like to tell you about briefly.
Why is simulating the behaviour of snow important despite climate change? Well - it still snows, at least for us, and it is still annoying when the boot unexpectedly fills with snow when you open it.
Fifty2 GmbH, the developer of Preolab, has put two illustrative promotional videos on Youtube, which I would like to share with you.
Since snow simulation of this quality is quite young and we are usually only allowed to show results from customers after 5-10 years, this is a good way to show you what simulation can do today in terms of snow.
The requirement for headlights to illuminate the road well even when it is snowing is also quite plausible. Snow that accumulates on the car's eyes impedes this view. Unfortunately, only very few vehicles have small windscreen wipers on their headlights, but what helps is often the airstream, even if it is usually not what one would like. After all, the car in front, its car in front and so on is often an obstacle that you can't simply avoid. If the traffic comes to a complete standstill, as is often the case in the Stuttgart area due to a few flakes that you are not used to, the airstream also stops completely. It doesn't help if the laws of physics are not completely suspended despite the layer of snow on the road. The mental block is simply greater.
To cut a long story short: there are perfectly reasonable reasons for vehicle manufacturers, regardless of whether they are dealing with vehicles with internal combustion engines or electric motors, to give fundamental thought to the behaviour of snow on the vehicle. Your customers will thank you for it.
However, since this is a specialised area that is somewhat out of the ordinary, it makes sense to have related tasks calculated by someone who is not doing it for the first time.
If you are now wondering who that might be, I have a secret tip for you.
But you've already guessed it yourself 😊. You can find our contact details at www.merkle-partner.de.
And even though spring is coming now, blog articles don't just melt away, but persist on Merkle & Partner's homepage, so you'll find the topic again all year round and also next winter.
Yours Stefan Merkle
