The calcs should be updated during the tuning process, whether we are talking about simple formulas or simulations. Otherwise you are simply throwing darts.Originally posted by Tim.Wright:
Well no... Once you have found a spring rate that works, there is no need to go back to the calcs. This is the point I'm trying to make. The calcs are done once, in a simplified form, to give you an initial spring rate from which you can use as a baseline.
It doesnt make any sense to have this extra complexity for a calculation that is done once. There is just no return for the increase in complexity. Outside of uni, Matlab doesn't lie on every computer in the office.
You are right about limited computer resources, so sometimes these things need to be post-processed or a parameter sweep can be performed beforehand.