“My perception is that computer-aided engineering and simulation designers are pretty productive,” James Dagg, Altair’s chief technical officer, told Automotive News about the work going on among his customers under stay-at-home orders. “In many ways, it seems more intense than ever. We are seeing guys who use model morphing techniques ask for new training. And we’re offering online training courses.”
Brian Schabel, a Ford technical expert in propulsion sound and experience, shrugged off his home confinement. Schabel said there is nothing he can’t do from home short of the final vehicle sign-off to ensure it meets all the legal noise requirements for EVs.
His project: finish the final sound tuning on the Mustang Mach-E — an upcoming vehicle that Ford Motor Co. wants to showcase as its direction in electrification. The battery-electric performance crossover will have three sound modes — Whisper, Engage and Unbridled — that a driver can select. With the vehicle about a year…
