FEV and Nature Architects Collaborate to Develop Innovative Vehicle Structures
Aachen/Tokyo – FEV, a leading international engineering service provider, and Japanese technology company Nature Architects (NA) have joined forces in a strategic collaboration. The aim of this collaboration is to develop cutting-edge vehicle structures that will set new standards in lightweight construction, functionality, and development dynamics through the use of innovative design methods using artificial intelligence.
Both companies bring unique strengths to this partnership. FEV has a wealth of experience in vehicle development and is providing platform data and benchmark models. Nature Architects, on the other hand, has developed a proprietary design platform that utilizes AI-supported form finding, metamaterials, and origami engineering.
The collaboration has already yielded its first success with the completion of the joint project to optimize a side impact structure. Through this project, a weight reduction of up to 51 percent in the sill reinforcement was achieved while maintaining the same level of energy absorption and passenger safety. These groundbreaking results, which significantly shorten development times and open up potential cost savings, were successfully validated in the overall vehicle model.
FEV Group Vice President Vehicle, Michael Hog, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, stating, “With Nature Architects, we gain a partner whose unique design platform ideally complements our portfolio. Together, we are creating the basis for a completely new, functionally and weight-optimized component design for our customers, regardless of whether the underlying requirement comes from the areas of deformation, vibration, acoustics, heat transfer, or flow.”
Tomoya Hayashi, Project Manager at Nature Architects, also shared his excitement for the collaboration, saying, “Our platform allows us to develop new structural concepts beyond human intuition. Combined with FEV’s engineering expertise, this creates a space for innovation with high customer value.”
This collaboration is a testament to FEV’s leading AI expertise across the entire development chain, reducing development costs and significantly shortening time-to-market. The press release for this partnership can be found on https://fev.group/7sl and media inquiries can be directed to Marius Strasdat at strasdat@fev.com or by calling +49 241 5689-6452.
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