MSC ADAMS
Adams as acronym of Automated Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems, was a former proprietary software product of Mechanical Dynamics Incorporation which then was acquired by MSC Software Corporation. Adams is a multibody dynamics simulation software equipped with Fortran and C++ numerical solvers.
Adams has been proved as very essential to VPD (Virtual Prototype Development) through reducing product time to market and product development costs.
Base Modules
- Adams/View
- Adams/Solver
- Adams/Postprocessor
Extended Simuations
Several additional modules sold separately are available for extended functionality.
- Vibration analysis through ADAMS/Vibration includes mode shape analysis.
- SISO and MIMO closed loop control system modeling and simulation is available through ADAMS/Controls.
- It can simulate flexible links, via Adams/Autoflex and/or Adams/Flex. Its approach to flexible body modelling is that of modal analysis which uses a modal neutral file.
- Adams/Insight can be used to study DOE (design of experiments) and optimize a design.
- Adams/SDK (Software Developer's Kit) can be used for building customized modules. Some such native customizations hitting a special industry problems are Adams/Car, Adams/Engine, Adams/Aircraft, Adams Machinery; all of which template based customized stand alones of Adams/View.
- Adams/Tire simulates complex non-linear behaviour of car tires, using experimental models.
- Product lifetime reduction under dynamic and fatigue loads is studied by ADAMS/Durability.
Other Software Products Interoperability
Adams/Control is very well integrated into MathWorks' Simulink by some S-functions. A closed loop between Simulink and Adams/Controls makes simulation of non LTI systems very simple. A non-linear time variable model of plant is modeled within ADAMS/Controls and its behaviour is reported to Simulink via some TCP/IP communication as feedback, whereby analysed by some controller within Simulink and through some actuators act upon ADAMS/Controls plant in the same communication scheme.
Also through control export mechanism, ADAMS/Control can provide MATLAB's Control System Toolbox with an state space model of system under study to be used further for design of controller.
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