Simcenter 3D: Analysis of a Pinned Lug
Not all loading conditions are created equal. In this blog you will learn when and how to use Siemens Simcenter 3D to analyze complex loading conditions that are outside of…
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Multi-sensor Data Acquisition using LabVIEW
Challenges: Custom tests require a variety of sensors/instrumentation Large tests can have many sensors, making it difficult to keep track of sensors and data Different instrumentation can affect how data…
October 2020 Newsletter
Letter from the President Thanks for joining us for this edition of the M4 Engineering quarterly newsletter. In spite of the challenges imposed by the continuing global pandemic, we have…
Simcenter Star-CCM+ Adaptive Mesh Refinement Case Study: Cylinder in Crossflow
You can reduce simulation time by using Adaptive Mesh Refinement. Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) is a dynamic meshing technique that can coarsen or refine elements based on user-defined criteria computed…
Testing of High-Power IGBT, Power Transistor, Power Diode, and MOSFET Semiconductor Devices
There's an art to semiconductor development and testing thanks to the competing constraints imposed by time, money, precision, repeatability, and test coverage. Teams that are able to leverage accelerated lifetime…
Aeroelastic Optimization of Wing Structure Using Curvilinear Spars and Ribs (SpaRibs) (2020)
Authors Joe Robinson, Steven Doyle, Grant Ogawa, Myles Baker, Shuvodeep De, Mohamed Jrad, and Rakesh Kapania Abstract Conventional aircraft wing structures consist of skins over a network of substructures and…
Qualifications of Margins and Mixed Uncertainties Using Evidence Theory and Stochastic Expansions (2015)
Authors Harsheel Shah, Serhat Hosder, Tyler Winter Abstract The objective of this paper is to implement Dempster–Shafer Theory of Evidence (DSTE) in the presence of mixed (aleatory and multiple sources…
July 2020 Newsletter
Letter from the President I think we can all agree that a lot of things have changed in 2020, so let me take this opportunity to add one more change-…
Dynamic Stability Derivatives Using CFD
While it is relatively simple and commonplace to leverage CFD to determine static stability characteristics of an aircraft such as CLα and CMα , it is more challenging to determine…
Automating Load Case Combination and Enveloping in Simcenter 3D using NXOpen + Python
Learn how NXOpen can be used to combine and envelop load cases in Simcenter 3D. Take advantage of this capability to achieve quicker analysis turnaround and architect a more seamless…
