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Mentor Graphics 8005 S. W. Boeckman Road Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777 Phone: Fax: Website:http://www.mentor.com/electrical E-mail: |
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About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics provides the most comprehensive set of electrical and electronic design automation solutions for the automotive, commercial vehicle and off-highway industries around the world, including OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $915 million. Mentor?s electrical distribution system solutions, including Capital, provide the most powerful electrical and wire harness design tools available for the automotive industry. Our tools help design, manage and implement complex electrical distribution systems for the thousands of potential vehicle configurations. Built on scalable foundations, our solutions may be deployed individually or linked into an unbroken flow. Integration with adjacent domains, such as mechanical CAD, is also supported. Mentor EDS technologies provide correct-by-construction designs, significant process automation and precise design data management. Deployed by OEMs and wire harness suppliers, Mentor?s tools deliver: reduced cost and design cycles, higher quality designs and lower product costs.
Advanced EDS Design Tools Pave the Way for a Transition to Electric Vehicles
(2/13/12)
Electric vehicle platforms bring with them a host of new challenges for designers. This white paper will explore how issues range from battery placement to electrical distribution to eliminating crosstalk between high- and low-level signals. Also covered is how leading EDS design environments now incorporate the features these designers will need to meet their product plans and answer tomorrow’s demand for fully electric vehicles.
Modeling Real-World Design Challenges with Modern Vehicle Harness Design Tools
(4/29/11)
Auto makers have long relied on mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD) platforms for their drive train and body design projects. More recently, solutions for harness design have emerged to solve the burgeoning problem of electrical and wiring system complexity. This paper discusses the data and process flows that support a smooth design continuum from engineering to manufacturing.
Accurate Harness Costing...in Minutes
(4/29/11)
The ultimate goal of wire harness product engineering is to ensure that harnesses can be manufactured at a competitive and well-understood cost. This paper examines the challenges of achieving that goal. It discusses the three prevailing architectures for costing solutions—automated to varying degrees—contrasting their accuracy and efficiency, and offers perspectives on considerations such as MCAD integration, PDM interoperability, and more.
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