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PROFESSIONAL EDITION | October 2011 | Issue 10
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Webinar on Process Integration and Design Optimization with MapleSim and Optimus
Thursday, November 3rd at 10:00 am ET
No matter how experienced, engineers continue to struggle with deadlines and budgets when dealing with complex multi-disciplinary engineering projects. With the move to virtual prototyping, a myriad of unconnected simulation tools is usually deployed to evaluate various product attributes (fatigue, stress, noise, cooling, aerodynamics, ...) separately.
The Optimus platform, from Noesis Solutions, has been developed to address the need for manufacturers to identify optimal design parameters in significantly less time. The software connects any commercial or in-house modeling and simulation tool, including Maple & MapleSim. With Optimus, globally distributed teams can collaborate to create automated multi-disciplinary workflows and identify the most optimal and robust design variants while respecting a proper balance between conflicting design objectives.
This webinar will illustrate the use of Optimus with Maplesoft’s products, highlighting the benefits of process optimization through the ability to incorporate other tools that complement the use of Maple and MapleSim.
SAE Webinar: Physical Models of Automotive Batteries for EV and HEV Applications
Tuesday, November 29th at 10:00 am ET
 The automotive industry is in transformation. New generation vehicles deploying hybrid (HEV), fully electric (EV), and fuel cell powerplants are presenting significant challenges to automotive engineers. The complexity of the automobile has increased exponentially in the past decades with higher performance components and digital control. This has triggered a design revolution in the industry which stresses detailed modeling and simulation steps prior to committing to metal and plastic. With new generation vehicles the need for advanced physical modeling solutions is considerably greater due to increasing system complexity, and the battery is becoming one of the most critical components in alternative powerplant development.
This webinar covers new approaches to modeling and simulation for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and fully electric vehicle (EV) applications with particular emphasis on the development of high fidelity physical models of automotive batteries. Developed as part of the research program for the NSERC/Toyota/Maplesoft Industrial Research Chair for Mathematics-based Modeling and Design, these models will plug into comprehensive system models for HEV and EV applications. Conventional lead-acid, but also NiMH and Lithium battery models will be presented.
Additionally, Dr. McPhee and Dr. Sam Dao will discuss the use of software solutions that deploy symbolic techniques for high-fidelity physical modeling. They have found the symbolic approach to physical modeling to be an effective way to develop simulation models that have very high fidelity, compared to conventional modeling tools, and fast real-time speeds for HIL testing.
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New Video
Solving Inverse Kinematic Problems |
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In this video, MapleSim is used to solve the inverse kinematics problem of keeping an aircraft’s radar gimbal pointed at a stationary target as the aircraft moves. |
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| BLOGS |
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On the Shoulders of a Giant |
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Today we've lost computing pioneer Dennis Ritchie. Dr. Ritchie was the co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language, both of which are an integral part of Maple's history.
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| MAPLESOFT IN THE PRESS |
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MapleSim Drives Higher Fuel Efficiency in Cars
CNBC, September 15, 2011
“Maplesoft today announced the MapleSim Driveline Component Library, a collection of components for driveline modeling applications. Built with the involvement of several transmission manufacturers, this MapleSim add-on covers all stages in the powertrain, from the engine to the differential, wheels, and road loads, as well as vehicle dynamics.” |
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Simulating Silence
Scientific Computing World, August 29, 2011
Not only could he enter the equations as if writing by hand, ‘the fact that I can do symbolic calculations allows me to do optimizations that are virtually impossible with other software.’ |
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Efficient development through physical modeling
Control Engineering, August 29, 2011
“Being able to design an adequate machine or system model plays an important role in simulation-based development. At the same time, mapping out all the dynamic characteristics of a machine can take a lot of time. "Tools for physical modeling such as MapleSim from Maplesoft provide optimal support and reduce the amount of time and work considerably," said Philipp Wallner, global technology manager at B+R.”
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