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Automotive Design & Production, Jan, 2003

Who: MSC Software (Santa Ana, CA)

What: MSC.Dytran 2002 r2 simulation software with "out of position" (OOP) testing

Why you should care: MSC says that by determining OOP, their software can help automotive companies "meet federal regulations and design safer products in less time and for less cost." It was designed specifically to help automakers and suppliers meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 which requires out of position passengers to be sensed before deploying air bags.

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Pertinent Data: This general-purpose three-dimensional program is designed to simulate and analyze extreme, shortduration events involving the interaction of solids, structures and fluids and the deformation of structural materials. It is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux and most UNIX workstations and servers.

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Automotive Design & Production, Jan, 2003

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