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MODELLING & ENGINEERING


Diary Dates


19-21 February 2013 1st International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development Barcelona, Spain


22-24 April 2013 European Altair Technology Conference (ATC) Lingotto Conference Center, Turin, Italy


NEWS IN BRIEF


Mazda has used MathWorks’ Matlab, Simulink and Model- Based Calibration Toolbox in the development of its Skyactiv engine technology


Altair Engineering was selected by Airbus as a development partner in aircraft design Development of a new permanent magnet generator has been accelerated by Cobham Technical Services’ advanced electromagnetic design software


T


he North America Modelica Users’ Group, a tool-neutral organisation that provides a forum for exchanging


ideas, addressing modelling problems and promoting the North American perspective within the global Modelica Association, has been founded. An open standard language for developing high-fidelity models of engineering systems, Modelica was established in Europe by a consortium of academic and


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Modelica group established in North America


commercial partners. The North America Modelica Users’ Group has been set up to address issues that are often prevalent, and sometimes unique, within North American industry and academia. The organising committee for


the Group will include long-term advocates for the standard, academic and industrial users, as well as representatives from Maplesoft, a founding sponsor of the group, and other tool vendors.


CIMdata publishes ‘Beyond Simulation Data Management’


Global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting and research firm, CIMdata, has published a new paper advising simulation (CAE) users on the issues posed by the rapid increase of simulation data. Available for free download, the paper addresses concerns about the rising volume of data from engineering techniques.


MapleSim aids VI-DriveSim Dynamic development


VI-grade, an engineering simulation software provider, has developed driving simulator technology, VI- DriveSim Dynamic, with support from MapleSim. This high-end driving simulator allows automotive OEMs and racing teams to test full vehicle configurations, from the engine through the transmission to the suspension and tyres, using a human driver and a virtual vehicle.


New products


Mathcad Express The engineering calculation software, Mathcad, is now available in a free version. For a 30-day trial period, new Mathcad Express gives users all the capabilities of the full Mathcad Prime 2.0 version.


Mathcad Express gives users the ability to spend more time solving engineering problems and less time programming, documenting, reporting and verifying their solutions. Although it lacks the more powerful features of


Mathcad Prime 2.0, such as advanced numeric functions, solving capability, Excel integration, 3D plotting, programming and symbolic, Mathcad Express is still a powerful analysis tool. Users can expect to see in-product messages with information on selected features, training, tips and tricks, along with specific ‘Mathcad Express’ headers and watermarks on worksheets. www.adeptscience.co.uk


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Driver feedback can then be taken into account and improvements made before any expensive physical prototypes are built. The simulator needs to be so accurate that the most sensitive professional driver can feel the smallest change in vehicle performance.


The VI-DriveSim Dynamic simulator works by running a virtual mathematical model of the vehicle and


track, and linking it to a six degree of freedom motion platform designed expressly for automotive requirements by Ansible Motion. The inputs to the virtual model are supplied by drivers’ actions in the simulator as they shift, steer, brake and accelerate. The simulator platform then provides inertial feedback to the driver, allowing them to interact in a natural way with the virtual vehicle model.


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Materials Studio Release 6.1


Accelrys has announced release 6.1 of its Materials Studio modelling and simulation environment, providing integration with the Accelrys Pipeline Pilot scientific authoring application, the scientifically-aware Accelrys Enterprise Platform and Accelrys Materials Studio Collection. Release 6.1 enables experts to encapsulate and automate


computational best practices in reusable protocols using Accelrys Pipeline Pilot. Integration with the Accelrys Enterprise Platform then provides the ability to deploy computational science to the global enterprise by displaying protocols in web browsers and other applications such as ELNs. www.accelrys.com


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