Computer aided development
The computer-aided development (English computer-aided engineering and CAE for short ) includes all variants of computer support for work processes in technology.
Sub-areas
The following areas are known:
- CAD ( computer-aided design , computer-aided design )
 - Digital mock-up ( DMU , installation and removal tests, collision tests and feasibility tests)
 - Discretization software (creation of calculation grids)
 - Electromagnetism simulations ( FEM , FDTD , FIT )
 - Electronics simulations (circuit development and simulation)
 - Ergonomic Analysis (Human Modeling)
 - Manufacturing process simulations ( computer-aided process engineering , CAPE)
 - Fluid Structure Interaction ( FSI , fluid, structure and thermal coupling)
 - Kinematics and rigid body simulations
 - Multi-body simulation ( MBS )
 - Mechanical stress on components and assemblies ( FEM )
 - CNC programming and simulation ( CAM )
 - Computer-aided quality assurance (CAQ)
 - Statistical simulations ( Design for Six Sigma )
 - Flow simulations with Computational Fluid Dynamics ( CFD )
 - Thermal simulations ( FEM and CFD )
 - Administration of simulation data ( simulation data management )
 - Cross-domain simulation of complex dynamic systems ( system simulation and virtual commissioning )