PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ANSS) engineering simulation solutions are helping Drayson
Racing Technologies (DRT) – a pioneer in the development of
high-performance electric drivetrains and wireless electric vehicle
charging systems – develop the next generation of its innovative
technologies.
DRT extensively uses the ANSYS® suite of electronics
solutions for the ongoing development and evolution of systems for
electric vehicles. Using ANSYS simulation to explore and evaluate
systems has enabled substantial reduction in weight as well as
improvements in efficiency.
"DRT was born at the racetrack, where the crucible of motorsport
competition incubates and rapidly iterates new technologies," said
Manuela Pinuela, chief technology
officer of DRT. "Electric powertrain development is one such area
that we saw huge potential in while developing our landspeed
record-breaking, all-electric Drayson B12/69 EV. ANSYS is a natural
partner for us as we look to accelerate the development of our
systems and solutions."
"Motorsport has long been a hotbed of fast, aggressive
innovation that has changed the way we drive on and off of the
track," said Sandeep Sovani,
director of global automotive industry at ANSYS. "Drayson Racing
Technologies continues in this bold tradition, and we are very
proud to partner with such an innovative team. We look forward to
the rapid development of new technologies – which will make their
way into general consumers' automobiles – and the opportunities to
support DRT as it brings these products to market."
About Drayson Racing Technologies LTD.
Drayson Racing Technologies LLP is a research &
development business based in the heart of the UK's world-leading
motorsport industry at Kidlington, near Oxford, UK. Lord Drayson, a science
entrepreneur and the UK Minister for Science and Innovation in the
previous government, formed Drayson Racing Technologies to act as a
racing laboratory to pioneer the development of sustainable
technologies in the challenging environment of motor sport. Since
then, Drayson Racing has achieved a number of notable firsts racing
second-generation biofuels and latterly focusing on high
performance electric powertrain development.
For more information please visit the official Drayson Racing
Technologies website:
http://www.draysonracingtechnologies.com/home.html
Follow us: https://twitter.com/DraysonRacing
Join us: https://www.facebook.com/DraysonTechnologies
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS brings clarity and insight to
customers' most complex design challenges through fast, accurate
and reliable engineering simulation. Our technology enables
organizations ― no matter their industry ― to predict with
confidence that their products will thrive in the real world.
Customers trust our software to help ensure product integrity and
drive business success through innovation. Founded in 1970, ANSYS
employs more than 2750 professionals, many of them expert in
engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational
fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, and design
optimization. Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic sales
locations throughout the world with a network of channel partners
in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
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