Physical Modeling Consortium Formed

January 16th, 2008

The Physical Modeling Consortium, a forum in which organizations can share ideas and advance the development of Rapid Plant Modeling methodology based on symbolic computation, held its inaugural meeting today. The meeting was held in conjunction with the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Symposium on Advances in Automotive Control. At this meeting, Toyota presented its vision for the future development in Rapid Plant Modeling methodology based on symbolic computation, and Maplesoft presented research and development in support of this vision.

Attendees at this initial consortium meeting included representatives from major players in the auto industry, including OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, consultancies, and academic researchers. Over 25 organizations participated in the initial meeting, and several others have expressed interest in future meetings.

Subsequent meetings of the Physical Modeling Consortium will take place in February 2008 in Berlin, Germany, and in July 2008 in Seoul, Korea.

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