Simcenter Samcef Mecano

Coupling of Simulink models with nonlinear FEA models

Highlights

  • Nonlinear flexible multibody dynamics
  • Active controls
  • Controller design
  • Mechatronics

Description

Simcenter Samcef Mecano integrates rigid body simulation and finite element methods in a single environment, offering a unique platform for the design and verification of mechanical systems. It offers a complete toolbox of mechanical components and assembly conditions, such as kinematical joints, contact-friction conditions, prestressed structural assemblies, and nonlinear material models including composites, allowing designers to use the same modeling environment throughout the entire design process.

Simcenter Samcef Mecano can be coupled with MATLAB and Simulink to switch from mechanic to mechatronic simulations. This coupling can be achieved in three different ways:

  • By importing a linearized Simcenter Samcef Mecano model in the form of a Super Element into MATLAB. The controller can be modified in Simulink and tested directly with a linearized SAMCEF Mecano model without leaving MATLAB.
  • By performing cosimulation between MATLAB and Simulink and Simcenter Samcef Mecano. The controller can be dynamically modified in Simulink and tested directly with the full Simcenter Samcef Mecano model without leaving MATLAB and without having to create a super-element.
  • By incorporating an existing controller into a Simcenter Samcef Mecano model. In this case, digital control boxes are exported from an existing controller in MATLAB or Simulink.
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Platforms

  • Linux
  • UNIX
  • Windows

Support

  • E-mail
  • Telephone

Tasks

  • Finite Element and Structural Modeling
  • Wind Energy

Industries

  • Aerospace and Defense
  • Automotive
  • Computer Electronics
  • Industrial Automation and Machinery