By Dan Romanchik, on June 16th, 2009%
The problem of consolidating simulation models from different tools is growing when proprietary approaches are used. The IEEE language standard VHDL-AMS, also known as IEEE 1076.1, attempts to address the problem for automotive applications.
A development environment from Synopsys Inc. is used by the authors to show how designers can make the most of the IEEE standard. . . . → Read More: Simulate Auto Applications Using Standards
By Dan Romanchik, on November 9th, 2008%
Hastings Manufacturing Company, a nearly 100-year-old maker of piston rings, has upgraded its design and verification capabilities by acquiring AVL EXCITE simulation software and Land & Sea DYNOmite dynamometers. The new systems will allow Hastings to more accurately design and test piston rings for a broader range of applications, including small to large bore, and high . . . → Read More: Long-Time Piston Ring Maker Deploys Simulation and Test Bed Systems
By Dan Romanchik, on November 9th, 2008%
A&D Technology and Gamma Technologies have successfully run an enhanced real-time GT-POWER model on A&D’s new Procyon platform. The Procyon platform is a real-time hardware-in-the=loop (HiL) system, capable of running up to 32 CPU cores in one box with an I/O latency of less than 800 nanoseconds.
Because fully detailed GT-POWER models are too complex and computationally . . . → Read More: Real-Time, Multi-Core Procyon Platform Runs Distributed Models
By Dan Romanchik, on October 27th, 2008%
LMS Imagine.Lab Fuel Cells helps fuel cell manufacturers design and optimize fuel cell stacks and systems via an easily accessible one-dimensional modeling environment. With LMS Imagine.Lab Fuel Cells, users can size components, optimize architecture and geometries, and develop and test control strategies. In addition, electrochemical researchers can opt to integrate and test different gas mixtures and . . . → Read More: Software Simulates Fuel Cells
By Dan Romanchik, on September 17th, 2008%
By running a series of simulations, Ford claims it can reduce product-development time by eight to 14 months. The simulation system uses what Ford calls its Programmable Vehicle Model to determine the optimum beltline for a vehicle, which is always a point of contention between engineers . . . → Read More: Ford Simulations Settle Debate Between Designers and Engineers