Ansys has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a minority ownership interest in Humanetics from Bridgepoint, the global private equity firm that first invested in Humanetics in 2018. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of required regulatory approvals.
Humanetics is a provider of physical and digital human safety systems and sensor technologies. Building on an existing partnership, the two companies expect to strengthen the human safety engineering ecosystem and help propel the industry forward by marrying physical and virtual safety solutions with digital twins.
Humanetics is a provider of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs), commonly known as crash test dummies. The company also provides digital models of their ATDs, which are commonly used by simulation software companies, including Ansys, to create realistic simulations of crash events. Humanetics’ digital models of ATDs are highly complementary to, and frequently used with Ansys’ LS-DYNA crash test solution.
Humanetics also offers an innovative ergonomics software solution, RAMSIS, which allows users to create virtual vehicle interiors, custom Human Body Models (HBMs), and 3D occupants to evaluate ergonomics and comfort during prototype development. Combining Humanetics’ HBMs and RAMSIS with Ansys’ physics-based simulation portfolio through the expanded partnership could empower human-centric product design, improve testing and inform decision-making.
“Combining our safety and sensor expertise with Ansys’ simulation capabilities is an opportunity to add value to our customers and save more lives,” says Christopher O'Connor, Humanetics CEO and president.
