Speed Product Development via Virtual Workstation Clustering
Engineers rely on dedicated high performance computing (HPC) clusters to process simulation and analysis jobs. However, HPC clusters can struggle to keep up with increasing workloads, forcing engineers to wait days or even weeks to get their turn. Instead of purchasing costly hardware, engineers’ have found a way to squeeze more computing horsepower out their [...]
High-Quality Test of ARM® Cortex™-A15 Processor using Tessent® TestKompress®
Customers are integrating single or multiple ARM® Cortex™-A15 processors into their SoC designs in order to take advantage of this industry-leading IP. In order to perform manufacturing test for the SoC, a test strategy needs to be adopted and the corresponding DFT implemented to achieve that test strategy. Traditionally, it has been up to the [...]
Inverse Kinematic Problem Solving: A Symbolic Approach Using MapleSim and Maple
In multibody mechanics, the motion analysis for a platform (the kinematics problem) can be classified into two cases: the forward kinematics problem and the inverse kinematics problem. For the forward kinematics problem, the trajectory of a point on a mechanism (for example, the end effector of a robot arm or the center of a platform [...]
Transmission Modeling and Simulation with MapleSim™
As automotive manufacturers strive to improve fuel-efficiency of their vehicles, much of the focus is on the engine as the primary source of power loss during fuel combustion. However, there is arguably as much loss through the transmission. Engineers are putting a lot of effort into assessing exactly how much power is lost, and what [...]
Multiphysics Simulation Booklet
Fresh from the printer comes a comprehensive guide to multiphysics simulation tools. The COMSOL Product Booklet 2011 is now available free of charge. This valuable resource provides an inside look at a technology which allows you to simulate your designs in a quick, precise way. Highlights – Multiphysics simulation – Solvers and performance – Specifications [...]
Solving the System-Level Thermal Management Challenges of LEDs
This white paper describes the use of CFD for LED lighting products. Thermal management is by far the most critical aspect of LED product design as both light output and lifetime are strongly affected by LED junction temperature. CFD simulation helps manufacturers optimize the design of heat sinks and other parts of the luminaire to [...]
The Five Myths of Computational Fluid Dynamics
This white paper explains the impact of the latest advances in CFD software that helps companies use CFD to improve product performance, reduce time to market, and lower engineering costs. Yet the previous disadvantages of CFD persist as myths, preventing greater use of CFD in the early phases of mechanical design. Click here to download [...]
Simulating Fiber Metal Laminates
Fiber Metal Laminates are quickly becoming the next generation of composite materials for aircraft structures. As the predictive failure model for Progressive Ply Failure Analysis, a feature in Finite Element Analysis software, Multicontinuum Theory (MCT) is used to explore the benefits of GLARE (Glass Fiber Reinforced Aluminum) laminates over traditional CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) [...]
CFD for Mechanical Design Engineers – “A Paradigm Shift for Better Design”
This paper provides CIMdata’s perspective on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis; the motivations for its use, its value and future, and the importance for making CFD available to all engineers earlier in the product design/development lifecycle. It also describes Mentor Graphics’ FloEFD CFD analysis solution that is designed to provide product designers and engineers with [...]
Design Engineering Report: Develop Products Faster
The true business case for CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) is contingent on a company’s ability to integrate this technology into the conceptual design phase of its current product development process. Ultimately, this means putting CAE into the hands of design engineers that may only have marginal experience with these technologies. Recent breakthroughs by a few [...]
