Grid Technologies in Automotive Product Development

Josef Reicheneder (AUDI AG) presented highlights of the developments within the SIMDAT Automotive Activity:

• Coupling of Simulation Data Management Systems on distributed locations by use of Grid Technology.
• Grid solutions for Virtual Organisations with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers and engineering services.
• Coupling of heterogeneous data structures of Simulation Data Management and Test Data Management via ontologies.
• Conversion of car product structures into simulation model structures by use of ontologies.
  
• Meshing brokering service based on GRIA.