Virtual Testing – CAE

CAE Crash Simulation for Automotive Passive Safety

In the field of automotive passive safety, CSI provides advanced CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) crash simulations with both structural and biomechanical assessments, applicable at vehicle system and component level.

Integration between simulation and testing

A key strength of CSI CAE services is the strong integration with experimental testing, ensuring accurate and validated results.

Main application areas include:

  • Occupant protection (FMVSS 201, FMVSS 214, FMVSS 216)
  • Pedestrian protection
  • Sled testing simulations for restraint systems (frontal and lateral)
  • Rollover and vehicle dynamics simulations
  • DOE (Design of Experiments) methodologies

Contribution to Euro NCAP protocols

CSI actively contributes to the development of Euro NCAP ratings, participating in international working groups:

  • Development of the aPLI leg impactor
  • Improvement of Far Side impact methodologies
  • Participation in VTC-Crashworthiness and pedestrian safety groups

Expertise and added value

CSI CAE supports:

  • traditional vehicle development activities
  • niche and advanced areas (rollover, side impact dynamics)

With strong know-how and continuous methodological innovation, CSI ensures:

  • high simulation accuracy
  • performance optimization
  • engineering efficiency

Software and tools

CSI uses leading CAE tools:

  • FEM and Multibody solvers: Radioss, LS-Dyna, PamCrash, Madymo
  • Pre/Post-processing: Hyperworks, Ansa, MetaPost, Animator

 Advanced engineering solutions for automotive passive safety and regulatory compliance.

 The CAE service of CSI provides a full support to customers during all the vehicle development phases, from the Concept to the Homogolation/Self-Certification. CSI, known internationally as Euro NCAP laboratory and as a competence hub, with high experienced know-how and skills in the automotive field, offers its experience in the management of turn-key projects with a team of professionals assigned to the project. The BU Conformity Assessment of CSI offers certification, inspection, testing and training services specific for the Automotive Sector. The training courses done by IMQ Group are a reference point in the training and continuing education of professionals and companies technical personeel for years. The cyber security in the automotive field impacts the protection of all the important elements in the vehicle from the treats to the IT safety: a cyber security assessment is required to analyse all the dangers and evaluate risks linked to the exposure to internet of the connected-car.