Wiring harness assembly - Solutions for vehicle electrical systems
The growing size and complexity of vehicle electrical systems is driving up development costs and the likelihood of errors. New electrical systems and wiring harness design solutions implement automation, facilitate collaboration, and accelerate verification to reduce design costs, shorten cycles and lower the risk of errors linked to the electrical system.
This whitepaper will walk through the design and review of a wiring harness for a small tractor using Capital Essentials - a suite of wiring and harness design software tools for the demanding requirements of companies where ease-of-use and value are as important as capability.
Maximize product cost reductions with harness design software
The increasing size of electrical networks can double the cost of vehicle development due to the innate expense of additional wiring and components, as well as the time and resources required to design a complex system. In addition, intricate pathways and circuits require multiple revisions and re-designs adding to the already high overhead associated with designing wiring harness assemblies.
Harness design software can utilize automation to reduce design costs. With the capabilities offered in these software solutions, vehicle manufacturers can meet the demands of product complexity and quality while maximizing product cost reductions.
Verifying vehicle electrical systems
Conducting a quantitative analysis of vehicle electrical systems is critical to verify the logic of the circuits is accurate and all the proper connections have been made within the design. This analysis provides intuitive real-time feedback on the basic connectivity and behavior of circuit designs. Engineers can use this real-time feedback to quickly identify and correct issues.
Managing wire harness design with Capital Essentials
Capital Essentials provides design and analysis functionality that allows engineers to deliver rapid, ‘right-first-time’ error-free electrical and harness designs. Wire harness design with Capital Essentials utilizes a robust digital thread to ensure that designs are traceable throughout the development flow, from requirements and definitions to the manufacturing of the wiring harness. Design and harness tools can be used individually or deployed together allowing wiring design data to flow seamlessly into the associated harness designs to reduce effort and minimize the risk of errors.
Download the white paper to learn how Capital Essentials helps users achieve dramatic ROI using powerful yet intuitive functionality.