Case Study: LG Electronics achieves sub-24-hour smartphone drop-test simulations with Altair HyperWorks automation

LG Electronics Performs Smartphone Drop-Test Simulation in Less than 24 Hours with New Automated Approach

LG Electronics, a global leader in consumer electronics and mobile devices, needed to sharply reduce the time required for smartphone drop-test simulation to meet aggressive design cycles. Working with Altair and its HyperWorks suite (including HyperMesh, RADIOSS, HyperView and the HyperWorks automation framework), LG sought to automate the labor-intensive geometry cleanup, meshing, contact definition and post-processing steps that traditionally took one to two weeks.

Altair and LG implemented an end-to-end automated system (QIS24) that standardizes preprocessing, batch meshing, solver runs and post-processing. The result: CAD-to-report in less than 24 hours (complete modeling <5 hours, PCB/chip meshing and solder-joint creation <5 minutes vs. a full day previously, boundary setup ~30 minutes, reporting <2 minutes), dramatically increasing repeatability and freeing engineers for more design iterations. Altair’s solution also reduces human error and is expected to lower warranty costs while speeding time to market.

LG Electronics

Hyong-Won Seo

Senior Research Engineer MC R&D Center