We’ve all been there… You're running late, coffee in one hand, briefcase in the other, chatting away, then as you reach for the car door you feel your cell phone slipping. Well thanks to advancements in virtual simulation, chances are the phone still works and you’ll escape with just a few scratches.
The fact is, drop test simulations are important to conduct for a variety of products, not just electronic devices. Moreover, physical testing can be costly and difficult to conduct, such as dropping hazardous material containers. What happens to the structure of a storage tank if the crane putting it in place should drop it? Until now, learning the results of accidents required teams to perform physical tests that destroyed the structures under study, or else performing very difficult nonlinear and dynamic response FEA, which in most cases is better suited to simulate car crashes. Until now that is.
With SolidWorks Simulation, you can set up a drop test simulation just like any other study. Perform tests on impact analysis for:
- Material properties
- Drop height
- Floor orientation
- Floor surfaces and hardness
These types of simulation studies not only save time, but also allow you to run many scenarios to predict stresses and strains as well as protect vital components. Take a moment to review the whitepaper, as well as the short video to learn more about how drop testing can be applied.
Check out the Drop Testing white paper
