MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Sept. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the
latest release of its LucidShape® software for the
design, simulation, and analysis of automotive exterior lighting
products. LucidShape version 2019.09 gives designers new tools to
create sophisticated freeform reflectors and dynamic pixel light
headlamps, as well as enhanced tools for visualization.
- New Freeform Design feature: Freeform optical surfaces
provide many advantages over conventional optical surfaces for
meeting complex illumination requirements such as precise light
control, innovative styling, and compactness. LucidShape's
MacroFocal feature for the design of multifaceted reflectors has
been augmented with state-of-the-art freeform design capabilities
to provide more granular control over light spread, enabling the
specification of two-dimensional light target distributions. The
new freeform surface capabilities allow designers to minimize or
eliminate the need for multiple rows of facets. As a result, stray
light caused by gaps between facets can be minimized, flux
collection is maximized, and designers can have more freedom to
focus on styling and appearance. In addition, the new capabilities
can simplify manufacturing-related processes such as reflector
metallization and tooling.
- New Pixel Light features: LucidShape's Pixel Light
features support the efficient design and simulation of
high-resolution pixel light headlamps. A pixel light system
subdivides the headlamp beam pattern into angular segments that can
be controlled individually and adapted dynamically to accommodate
changing driving and traffic conditions. One challenge in modeling
a pixel light headlamp is the complexity created by the large
number of source pixels, each of which must be individually
simulated. LucidShape's Pixel Light design feature streamlines the
process of creating the source grid for common pixel headlight
configurations. Designers can then perform a complete simulation of
the model with the Pixel Light simulator, which efficiently handles
a large number of pixels to produce a physically correct beam
pattern.
- Enhanced visualization: The LucidShape human eye
vision image (HEVI) capability has been extended to give designers
more flexibility to control image brightness, contrast, and color
shift. The HEVI capability is included in LucidShape's
Visualization Module, which provides physically accurate
photorealistic images of an automotive lighting system's unlit and
lit appearance and enables designers to evaluate how the human eye
will perceive a lighting system.
"Our LucidShape solutions are used by industry-leading
automotive OEMs, Tier 1, and Tier 2 suppliers to develop lighting
systems that meet their evolving functionality, branding, and
safety requirements," said Stuart
David, group director of applications engineering, Synopsys'
Optical Solutions Group. "The latest release of LucidShape
provides our customers with enhanced design and visualization
capabilities that will open doors to further automotive lighting
advancements and innovations."
Synopsys will showcase its LucidShape and LightTools®
products at the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting
(ISAL), September 23-25, 2019 at the
Science and Congress Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
About Synopsys LucidShape Products
Synopsys' LucidShape products provide a complete set of design,
simulation and analysis tools for automotive lighting. With
dedicated algorithms tailored for automotive applications,
LucidShape software facilitates the design of automotive forward,
rear, and signal lighting reflectors and lenses. The LucidShape CAA
V5 Based product is an interactive tool that allows designers to
perform optical simulations and analyses of automotive lighting
products within the CATIA V5 environment, as well as build,
analyze, and optimize light guides. The LucidDrive® tool
provides the ability to perform virtual night-driving simulations
that generate realistic lighting scenes in real time, which allows
designers to quickly and accurately evaluate beam patterns for
exterior automotive lighting applications on the road, traffic
signs and surroundings prior to expensive fabrication and testing.
For more information, visit
https://www.synopsys.com/optical-solutions/lucidshape.html.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to
Software™ partner for innovative companies developing
the electronic products and software applications we rely on every
day. As the world's 15th largest software company,
Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic
design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also growing
its leadership in software security and quality solutions. Whether
you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced
semiconductors, or a software developer writing applications that
require the highest security and quality, Synopsys has the
solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure
products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Editorial Contact:
James
Watts
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-1625
jwatts@synopsys.com
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