Quantum computing for crash optimization
Quantum computers can be used to significantly improve crash design in the vehicle development process. With the help of this new computer architecture, larger amounts of data can be analyzed and complex computing operations can be carried out more efficiently, enabling, for example, crash optimization of complex vehicle structures for the first time. Quantum algorithms are being developed at the institute to support this complex optimization task in the future.
The development of safe vehicle structures requires highly complex crash simulations and elaborate optimization processes. Traditional high-performance computers often reach their limits here, as the calculations have to consider non-linear material properties, numerous load cases and complex interactions.
Quantum computers open up completely new possibilities in this area. Thanks to their special computer architecture, they can process large amounts of data in parallel and perform extremely complex computing operations efficiently. This makes it possible for the first time to solve high-dimensional optimization problems in crash design significantly faster and more accurately - a decisive advantage for the development of innovative vehicle concepts.
At the Institute of Vehicle Concepts, quantum algorithms are being researched and further developed specifically for crash optimization. The aim is to use future quantum computers in a targeted manner in order to accelerate demanding optimization tasks, evaluate new design variants more quickly and thereby raise the safety of vehicle structures to a new level.