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How to use Design Advisor

Applies the Design Advisor tool to assess material, cost, and emissions trade-offs in sustainable vehicle design.

Automotive
How to use Design Advisor
Automotive
WorldAutoSteel
WorldAutoSteel

Automotive

4.5 hours
11 lessons
7.3/10 (15)
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Description

This course guides learners through the practical use of the Design Advisor tool in vehicle design, with a focus on sustainability, cost efficiency, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Learners begin with foundational concepts of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and gradually build skills in material selection, subsystem analysis, component mass change, cost impacts, energy intensity, and fuel reduction modeling. The course integrates benchmark data, material composition methods, and simulation-based decision-making to support the design of more sustainable vehicles. By evaluating nominal and competitor vehicles across multiple criteria, learners gain competencies in lifecycle thinking and environmental trade-off analysis essential to modern automotive engineering.

Course content

Introduction - APP0102205
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Design Advisor in Vehicle Design Process - APP0102210
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Nominal Vehicle - APP0102215
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Component Changes - APP0102220
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Results - APP0102225
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Greenhouse Gas Emission - Use Phase - APP0102230
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Greenhouse Gas Emission - Material Production and Recycling - APP0102235
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Sensitivity Analysis - APP0102240
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Design Advisor Simulation - APP0102900
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Final Exam - APP0102500
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Certificate - APP0102550
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Learning Outcomes

  • Knows how to use emissions factors and activity data for calculations.
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  • Can model emissions reductions and evaluate mitigation options.
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  • Calculates Scope 1 and 2 emissions using recognized emission factors.
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  • Integrates carbon footprinting into product lifecycle, investment, or procurement decisions.
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  • Identification of key environmental impact points.
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  • Understanding of interconnected environmental, economic, and social factors.
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  • Awareness of life cycle assessment (LCA) principles and concepts.
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  • Understanding of environmental impact factors.
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  • Utilization of advanced modeling techniques and tools.
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  • Comprehensive analysis of life cycle data.
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  • Understanding of interconnected environmental, economic, and social factors.
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  • Utilization of advanced modeling techniques and tools.
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  • Comprehensive analysis of life cycle data.
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  • Understanding of interconnected environmental, economic, and social factors.
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  • Exploration of opportunities for sustainability optimization.
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  • Utilization of advanced modeling techniques and tools.
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  • Mastery of modeling and simulation techniques.
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  • Can identify common steel components in vehicles, such as the body frame, chassis, and engine parts.
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  • Skilled in optimising steel usage for specific automotive applications, such as developing lightweight yet strong body structures.
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  • Skilled in optimising steel usage for specific automotive applications, such as developing lightweight yet strong body structures.
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  • Understands the role of steel in enhancing safety, reducing vehicle weight, and improving fuel efficiency.
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  • Ability to tailor steel solutions for specific automotive applications, considering safety, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
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