Understanding motion simulation: Part 1 of 2.(Course Audit: Advanced learning at your desk, at your pace)

From: Motion System Design | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

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In this installment:

* Simulation vs. other software

* Design verification

* Reverse engineering motion

* Modeling velocity, acceleration

When computer-aided engineering (CAE) methods became available for design work in the 1980s, finite element analysis (FEA) was the first to be widely adopted. Over the years, it's helped design engineers study the structural performance of new products, and replace costly prototype iterations with inexpensive computer simulations run on CAD models.

But now, mechanical products are ...

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