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In the development phase of complex mechanical and mechatronic systems reliable dynamic simulation results are of highest importance. A meaningful fatigue assessment of built-up structures like car bodies, truck frames or bolted housings of electronic devices often requires consideration of the occurring contact stresses.

However, the underlying nonlinear contact conditions have the potential to increase the computational effort tremendously. Thus, accurate but still fast numerical models become necessary.

MAMBA is a tailored software solution for this type of analysis. To achieve feasible simulation throughput the contact analysis is performed in two steps. First is the identification of the contact interfaces as well as the creation of a reduced order model out of a FEM model for the respective built-up structure. Second is the contact simulation based on this streamlined model. The following picture illustrates the underlying simulation process when applied for the fatigue assessment of a commercial vehicle frame.