By operating a touch screen the driver has got no feedback of the operating system in the past. With haptic landscapes it is now possible to become an acoustic and haptic feedback via vibrations of sliders and keys after a selection is done.

FEM (Finite Element Method analysis)

3D Digitizing process and it’s applications in the automotive industry

3D recognition
Dimensions – a laser scanner is used to create three-dimensional images of details to be optimized. (Source: Audi AG)

Virtual model of typical truck tractor

Model of load frame and weights used to represent trailer

Scania engineers use virtual models of truck components to test specific systems. Engineers are applying a load, in the form of weights, on a model of a trailer frame to simulate how the frame design will perform.

Source: MSC Software