Sustainable Model-Based Systems Engineering Initiatives
The model-based systems engineering journey is evolutionary, not revolutionary. Deployment often starts with a single project or disciplinary area and becomes more sustainable as its business value is...
View ArticleDesigning Products for the IoT Economy
Last month I had the pleasure of attending the Designers of Things conference in San Francisco. One of my favorite presentations came from Dr. Mike North — host of Discovery Channel shows Prototype...
View ArticleMultiphysics and FSI All Around Me
Ever since the ANSYS Advantage Spotlight on Multiphysics issue was published, I find myself hyper-aware of all the times multiphysics simulation would be needed to adequately capture the physics...
View ArticleSimulation Confirms Your Mom Was Right – Cover Up When Sneezing!
Winter is coming to the Northern Hemisphere and, with it, lots of travelling for Thanksgiving and the holidays. Did you ever notice that upon traveling you sometimes end up getting sick afterwards?...
View ArticleMagnetoelasticity: A 20-Year Journey from Cornell to Michigan Tech to ANSYS INC.
I was reminded of Professor Francis Moon, Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering Emeritus, when I visited Cornell University this summer for the 2014 Engineering Development Forum. You see, 20 years...
View ArticleUpdate on Tablet Computing and ANSYS Mechanical
Some time ago, I wrote a couple of posts describing the performance of ANSYS Mechanical APDL on several different tablet computers. Previously, I had studied two separate tablets: one from Fujitsu,...
View ArticleTaking Material Modelling to the Next Level – Implementing a user-defined...
From a structural reliability point of view, it is very important to understand and accurately characterize the material behavior when designing or analyzing an engineering application. In this...
View ArticleInternet of Things is Going to Rain Money!
…or so one of my friends, Professor Mark Bachman of UC Irvine said. “It’s up to you to know where to place the buckets” he continued. He made this clever comment at a recent presentation at the...
View ArticleThere’s a Power Battle Going On with the Internet of Things
What do antennas, sensors and integrated circuits all have in common in an IoT-connected device? They are all fighting for the same power supply resources. Indeed, power consumption may be the biggest...
View ArticleCan You Simulate a Better Peristaltic Pump?
The peristaltic pump has become popular across various applications since being patented in the U.S. more than 120 years ago, and technological advances continue to make it relevant. The pump...
View ArticleAnd Another Victory for Ferrari – Hats Off!
The entire ANSYS Family congratulates Ferrari for their World Endurance Championship drivers’, teams’ and manufacturers’ titles in the GTE Pro class. The stats are pretty amazing: 17th World endurance...
View ArticleSpeeding Innovation For IoT Electronics
In the U.S., CES 2015 kicks off today. You can bet we’ll be watching the trends with a proud eye knowing ANSYS was used in the design of some of the most forward-thinking IoT products. Hardly a day...
View ArticleTackling Next Generation CPS Design Challenges
System design and even system integration have taken on a whole new meaning with the latest trends in mobile and wearable computing. Integrating the compute power formerly associated with...
View ArticleSuperbowl DeflateGate Scandal Debunked Using Engineering Simulation
You can’t turn on the news without hearing about the latest scandal to hit the sports industry. The New England Patriots — the National Football League (NFL) team that faces the defending champ Seattle...
View Article16 Cool New Features of ANSYS Fluid Dynamics 16.0
Another release of ANSYS fluid dynamics products, another round of great new capabilities. While some may say that a picture is worth a thousand words, I invite you to view the video below for more...
View ArticleEfficient Simulation of Fabricated Structures
I recently had the chance to visit a customer building, among other products, special cranes and lifting equipment — typical fabricated structures mostly made of welded plates and tubes. As I walked...
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How to Apply a Harmonic Base Excitation Natively in ANSYS Mechanical...
In a previous post, I have presented how to apply a harmonic base excitation in ANSYS Mechanical 15.0 using three different techniques. Among those techniques, we had the great ACT extension that has...
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Can CAE Vendor Consolidation Still Meet Engineering’s Needs ?
Engineering teams and IT managers have been at constant odds with each other over vendor consolidation. IT wants to reduce costs by consolidating applications, Engineering wants best-in-class tools for...
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ANSYS HFSS Delivers for IoT, UAVs, Drones and Wireless Communications
The explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and continued proliferation of mobile communication devices is driving the demand for simulation tools to design and...
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Accelerate Mechanical Solutions with Intel® Xeon Phi™
Regarding high performance computing (HPC), there are numerous improvements introduced into ANSYS Mechanical APDL16.0. However, I would like to focus this post on a feature that demonstrates the...
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