Course detail

Simulation and Testing of Products

FSI-HSI Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester

The course is focused on the field of the product design verification made with computer simulations and physical testing of the product samples. The most commonly used types of simulations and tests (vibrations, thermal management, kinematics, manufacturing technology, lighting characteristics, electronics) will be presented in detail with using of tolerance analyses and simulations in the headlight development (tolerance types and tolerance chains for optical elements and plastic materials), calculation methods of tolerances and their specific applications in tolerance analyses and simulations. The follow-up area is prototyping, where the students learn to involve the prototype workshop into a real process of development headlight and back group lamps in the automotive industry, including the production of prototype optical members. Students will become familiar with the used prototype technologies of individual component and the subsequent surface finish. The samples of components are by optical scanning systems included retroactively into the analyses and related validation of parts.

Supervisor

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Prerequisites

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Language of instruction

Czech

Aims

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The study programmes with the given course

Programme C-AKR-P: , Lifelong learning
branch CLS: , 4 credits, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

24 hours, optionally

Syllabus

1. The simulation in the development process – introduction
2. Simulation of thermal and mechanical loading of headlights
3. Simulation of kinematics and manufacturing technology of components mad by from polymers by injection process
4. Measurements of temperature on prototypes
5. Practical solutions to the problems caused by overheating in the headlight
6. Chemical tests on headlights
7. Overview of prototype technologies used in developing of headlight
8. Specific requirements for the prototype model of back group lamp
9. Rapid prototyping technology and non-contact measurement of LED modules
10. Specific requirements for 3D model for prototyping
11. Optical measuring systems in the automotive industry – Tritop
12. Optical measuring systems in the automotive industry – Atos

Laboratory exercise

2 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

13. The structure of prototype workshops and testing rooms in practice (excursions)