PAM-CRASH Interface

New Features

Seat Foam Deformer
The Seat Foam Deformer tool has been added in the PAM-CRASH interface. Refer to the Safety Tools release notes for more information.
FMVSS201 U Tool
The Upper Interior Head Impact tool is now available in the PAM-CRASH interface. Refer to the Safety Tools release notes for more information.

Enhancements

PAM-CRASH 2023 Profile Support
Support of PAM-CRASH 2023 profile has been added.
Keyword Updates
The following keyword updates have been made per PAM-CRASH 2023 manual:
  • The CNTAC_INTERSECTION option has been added to CKCTRL/.
  • The SHELL_ORTHO_FRAME, ELEMENT_ELIMINATION_CYCLE, and ELEMENT_ELIMINATION_TIME options have been added to ECTRL/.
  • For ECTRL/, a new element control 'Beam mass' in implicit analysis has been added.
  • A new qualifier has been added to mass matrix assembly in EIGEN/.
  • For PRCTRL/, a new block has been added to control the output during solution phase.
  • For PRCTRL/, CNTAC_GEOM and new options have been added to control print of GROUP/.
  • For TCTRL/, new keyword PYRA5_TIMESTEP and AUTO_INCREMENT_STRAIN_RATE have been added.
  • The NUMPAR/ keyword has been updated with the following options: SECTION_INTEGRATION, MIDPLANE_INTEGRATION, BEAM_TORSIONAL_LUMP_INERTIA, ORTHO_FRAME_UPDATE, FAILED_SECTION_RATION
  • Safety keyword BAGIN - FPM(FPM_GASDYN) have been updated with new options.
  • Belt Retractor Pretensioner Definition updated as per new manual.
Group Entity Selections Improvements
From the context menu of set selector, a set can also be created using EDG Elements by selecting Faces, Facets, or Edges in the microdialog and creating those elements simultaneously.
Figure 1.


Elements ID Pool Improvements
Added Individual ID pools for RBODY, LINCO, MTOCO, and OTMCO elements to avoid renumbering on import when duplicated IDs exist.
Deletion of Position Entities
When deleting a Position entity, you are asked to choose if the impacted nodes have to be moved to their original position, or, if they have to be maintained in the transformed position.
Figure 2.


Contact Penetrations Check
The Penetration Check tool now has a new and simplified workflow. Refer to the General release notes.