Firestone has internally developed and continues to improve upon our FEA tools. These theoretical models are validated with empirical data. The result is fast, accurate data that shortens our customer’s development cycle.
Our FEA is used for estimating stress, strain, damping, force, and spring rate. These air spring characteristics can be affected by: fabric type, rubber thickness, orifice diameters, piston design, etc. All of these variables and possible conclusions make accurate finite element analysis critical.
