Webinars – VMAP

Time : 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

The webinar will feature VMAP, an experimental modal testing and FEA-Test correlation software product of TechPassion. Unique to VMAP is its simple user interface and interoperability designed to meet the needs of both beginners and expert users. In this webinar, we will present an overview of the features and benefits of  using VMAP. In addition, the webinar will feature a case study that shows users how VMAP can be used to solve vibration problems in automotive products during the early design stages and accelerate product development.

Webinar outline:

• VMAP 4.6 – Overview of features & benefits
• Hardware Interoperability
• FEA Interfaces
• Live Demo with a case study

Who should attend?

 Engineers working in new product development in the engineering specializations including NVH, Modal Testing, FE Modal Analysis

About VMAP:  Vibration Measurement and Analysis Package (VMAP) is an experimental modal testing and FEA-Test correlation software product of TechPassion. It is a simple yet precise tool and is being used to design new products in automotive, aerospace, energy and other industries.

Time : 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

About VMAP

Vibration Measurement and Analysis Package (VMAP) is an experimental modal testing and FEA-Test correlation software product of TechPassion, an APA partner. To do experimental modal testing, VMAP has the capability to do geometric modeling of test objects, conduct modal testing and analyse test data. To compare results with FEA, VMAP has interfaces to import FEA results and UFF data and the tools to perform numerical and visual correlation. It is a simple yet precise tool and is being used to design new products in automotive, aerospace, energy and other industries.

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• VMAP 4.6 – Overview of features and benefits
• Hardware Interoperability
• FEA Interfaces
• Live Demonstration with a case study

Who should attend:

Engineers working in new product development in the following industries and engineering specializations.

• Industries – Automotive, Aerospace, Heavy Equipment, Energy
• Engineering Specializations – NVH, Modal Testing, FE Modal Analysis

Time : 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

About VMAP

VMAP is an experimental modal testing and FEA-Test correlation software. VMAP can be used to perform modal testing of aerospace components and systems. The test data can be visualized and studied in VMAP for computing modal parameters such as natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping. The webinar will feature case studies demonstrating the application of VMAP to conduct modal testing of structures and analysis of test data. The participants can gain understanding of

• Experimental modal testing and its applications
• Simulation based modal analysis
• Modal parameters and their significance
• Correlation of simulation and experimental results

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the aerospace industry
• How to maximize the potential of your HyperWorks Units with the APA

Who Should Attend…

• Designers
• Engineers
• Management
• Scientists
• Engineering Analysts

Time : 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Overview

The aero industry is constantly evolving in regards to products and technology striving to make the most efficient and lightweight products possible. The use of CAE has been proven to shorten the product development cycle, validation time, and improve the overall products.

Throughout September and October, join the HWPA for a webinar series that focuses on how current HWPA Partners can help users in the aero industry. Eight partners will be presenting case studies on successful projects their customers have completed in a 45 minute session which allows for an intimate Q&A session at the end.

About VMAP

VMAP is an experimental modal testing and FEA-Test correlation software. VMAP can be used to perform modal testing of aerospace components and systems. The test data can be visualized and studied in VMAP for computing modal parameters such as natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping. The webinar will feature case studies demonstrating the application of VMAP to conduct modal testing of structures and analysis of test data. The participants can gain understanding of

• Experimental modal testing and its applications
• Simulation based modal analysis
• Modal parameters and their significance
• Correlation of simulation and experimental results

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the aerospace industry
• How to maximize the potential of your HyperWorks Units with the HWPA

Who Should Attend…

• Designers
• Engineers
• Management
• Scientists
• Engineering Analysts

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview

The sixth law of the Laws of Cricket states that the length of the bat may be no more than 38 in (965 mm) and the width no more than 4.25 in (108 mm). Appendix E of the sixth law lays out the specifications of the materials, the use of adhesives, blade, length of handle, covering of blade and other attributes of the cricket bat.

Does it mean all bats are made equal?

The studies done with cricket bats suggest that modal analysis can be used to grade bats. This webinar will feature modal analysis of a cricket bat.

Who Should Attend…

You and Your friends who love cricket !

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview

The components subjected to dynamic loads experience fatigue and this can lead to their premature failures. Hence, a study of the effect of dynamic loads on components is indispensable. It is possible to simulate the effect of dynamic loads and make predictions of fatigue life of components during the early design stages. One of the critical properties that need to be taken into consideration in such simulation studies is damping. Modeling damping is a challenging task and hence experimental techniques are used to estimate damping.

The webinar will feature an automotive component and the simulation of the effect of dynamic loads on the component and an approach to estimate the life of the component.

Who Should Attend…

• Designers
• Engineers
• Program, Product, and Design managers

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview

Damping is a measure of the energy dissipation in structures or components. The primary source of damping in components is the material damping and as the name suggests, is a function of the material the component is made of. In assemblies, damping arise in joints due to the friction at the interfaces of components. These can be bolted or welded joints. It is important to consider the effect of damping while designing components or structures using simulation approach. It is very challenging to model damping from first principles. Therefore, estimating damping through experiments is a commonly adopted practice. Experimental Modal Analysis can be used to measure the response of the components and assemblies to different types of excitation. The measured data from experimental modal analysis can be analysed using different curve fitting methods to estimate damping of components and structures.

In this webinar, damping estimation of components made of different types of materials are presented. The components vary in their forms and applications. These include components from automotive and sports equipment industry.

Experimental modal analysis and FEA-Test correlation of printed circuit boards with use of VMAP.

Time : 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Overview

The electronics industry is a vast and multi-billion dollar business. Staying ahead of the competition is key to insure success in this line of work and bringing products to market faster and more efficiently is critical. Attend these 45 minute presentations that the HyperWorks Partner Alliance Partners are giving to learn how their unique software solutions can help provide the cutting edge you need in various ways.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
• VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the defense industry
• How to maximize the potential of your HyperWorks Units with the HWPA

Who Should Attend…

• Designers
• Engineers
• CFD Engineers
• NVH Engineers
• Composite Specialists
• Thermal Specialists

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview

The world around us is filled with rotating machinery. An artist’s abstraction of a rotating machine would consist of a motor or a generator at one end, followed by a few bearings seated in bearing housings and a long and slender shaft holding several disks which could include turbines, gears and other elements of a machine. If such a complex piece of machine were to continue functioning reliably, it is important to minimize the loads it faces in service. The loads experienced by such rotating equipment is directly dependent on the imbalance in the machine. This leads to the following question : what is imbalance ? In layman’s terms, it is the distance between the center of mass and the centroid of a cross-section of the machine. It is obvious that the imbalance can vary as we move along the length of the machinery.

The simple rule of thumb is “eliminate imbalance and eliminate vibrations”. However, it is easier said than done. When machines are installed, they are always manufactured to eliminate imbalance. Also, machines are periodically overhauled to eliminate imbalances.

This leads to the question of “how to eliminate imbalance ?”

This forms the thesis of the webinar on “Rotor balancing tool by Influence Coefficient Method”

The webinar will give an overview of the influence coefficient method to balance rotors. It will also feature a software tool developed in Scilab. The software can be used by rotor dynamics practitioners to perform rotor balancing.

Time : 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Overview

The HyperWorks Partner Alliance is committed to bringing its members the latest software in one convenient licensing model. All our partners’ solutions help to solve engineers’ everyday challenges while cutting down project costs and time. We invite you to attend our latest webinar series focusing on the automotive industry all throughout the month of April.

The HWPA will be showcasing 12 partners both new and existing along with their tailored case studies featuring their software. Each webinar will last about 45 minutes and allow time for an exclusive Q&A session at the end of the presentation with the software expert themselves.

Join us to learn the latest tips and tricks about the software you currently use and how other easily accessible software could help you in your current and future projects.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
• VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the defense industry
• How to maximize the potential of your HyperWorks Units with the HWPA

Who Should Attend…

• Designers
• Engineers
• Management

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview

In the automotive, aerospace and many other industries, new products are developed and tested to meet the harsh real world load conditions. These products are subjected to dynamic loading conditions while in service. It is a well known fact that simulation and experimental testing go hand in hand in the development of new products. Simulation or virtual prototyping can provide significant cost and time savings if used correctly. At the same time, experimentation cannot be completely eliminated. Modal Analysis is one of the tools a designer uses to develop and analyze new product designs. Modal Analysis can be performed both through simulation and experimentation. There are various aspects of Modal Analysis one needs to understand to use the tool effectively to design new products.

The webinar will feature a case study from the automotive industry. In the automotive industry, one of the reasons for performing modal analysis on components is to ensure that the components do not fail under harmonic loads while in service.In spite of the best efforts to design to avoid operations at or near resonant conditions, failures at resonance is widely reported. In this webinar, a gear box casing made of aluminum casting alloy is shown as an example to explain various aspects of modal analysis

• Finite element method for performing modal analysis
• Modal Parameters – natural frequencies, damping and mode shapes
• Experimental modal analysis of gearbox casing using shaker
• Configuration of the shaker based modal test
• Signals used to excite the component
• Acquired Signals – time series, FFT and FRF, Coherence
• Comparison of hammer testing and shaker testing
• Correlation of test and FEA results

The tests and correlation are performed using Vibration Measurement Analysis Package (VMAP) Software.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview:

How often do we come across a product that is monolithic and does not use a fastener? Maybe, there is a future where an aircraft is printed out of a 3D printer and does not use a fastener. But, we live in the present in which half of the six million parts in a Boeing 747 are fasteners. This goes to say the importance of fasteners in the design and manufacturing of new products and ensuring the product safety and longevity.

There are several types of fasteners that are used in the industry. In this webinar, bolts manufactured by cold working process are featured. These bolts can come out of the assembly line with internal defects. It is important to have an insitu detection process that can separate the bad bolts from the lot. This is an integral part of the quality control step of a manufacturing plant.

The good and defective bolts can be identified using the frequency response function (FRF) of the bolts. The FRFs can be used to extract the modal parameters.

The webinar will feature comparative studies of Structural Damage detection using frequency response function(FRF) of good and defective bolts. The topics covered are

• Modal analysis of bolts using finite element method (FEM) and experimental method
• Comparison of analytical model (FEA) with experimental results
• Structural Damage detection of bolts using Frequency Response Function

The tests and correlation are performed using Vibration Measurement Analysis Package (VMAP) Software.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview

Composites are used as the materials of choice to make components of automobiles, consumer products, wind turbine blades and several other products. The composites are chosen over metals because it enables the creation of products with high strength to weight ratio. It is possible to tune these composite materials or structures with tunable properties. Composite materials could exhibit directional properties. While this feature offers scope for design of these materials and structures appropriate to an application, it is important to have a proper understanding of the behavior and also to have appropriate tools to analyze and design taking into consideration the various modes of failure that a product made of composites may go through.

The webinar will feature comparative studies of designs made of metals and composites. This sets the context to present

1. Introduction and motivation for the comparative study / webinar
2. Material models of composites
3. Experimental modal analysis of composite structures
4. Comparison of analytical model (FEA) with experimental results
5. Natural frequencies as a figure of merit of a design made of composite
6. Relevance of these numbers to design decisions.

The experimental modal analysis is performed with VMAP.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.

Time : 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Overview

In the automotive, aerospace and many other industries, new products are developed and tested to meet the harsh real world load conditions. These products are subjected to dynamic loading conditions while in service. It is a well known fact that simulation and experimental testing go hand in hand in the development of new products. Simulation or virtual prototyping can provide significant cost and time savings if used correctly. At the same time, experimentation cannot be completely eliminated. Modal Analysis is one of the tools a designer uses to develop and analyze new product designs. Modal Analysis can be performed both through simulation and experimentation. There are various aspects of Modal Analysis one needs to understand to use the tool effectively to design new products.

The webinar will feature a case study from the automotive industry. In the automotive industry, one of the reasons for performing modal analysis on components is to ensure that the components do not fail under harmonic loads while in service.In spite of the best efforts to design to avoid operations at or near resonant conditions, failures at resonance is widely reported. In this webinar, a gear box casing made of aluminum casting alloy is shown as an example to explain various aspects of modal analysis

1) Finite element method for performing modal analysis
2) Modal Parameters – natural frequencies, damping and mode shapes
3) Experimental modal analysis of gearbox casing
4) Correlation of test and fea results
5) The experimental modal analysis and test-fea correlation are performed with VMAP.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.

Time : 10:00 AM ESTOverview

In an industry where long lead times and complex designs are typical, aerospace companies need to constantly evolve with their products and technology. The implementation of CAE has proven to be a valued solution across the entire product development platform from shortening the development cycle to virtual validation, this webinar series will showcase 7 HWPA partner solutions in 45-minute sessions. Attendees will be shown the immediate benefits of using HyperWorks and HWPA partner solutions to manage the entire simulation process.

These 45-minute webinar sessions will demonstrate how the HyperWorks Alliance Partners can help companies address these complex challenges in a variety of disciplines.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• • Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
  • • Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
    • Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
    • Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
    • VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

    What You Will Learn…

     

  • The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
  • Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
  • Case Studies and specific examples within the defense industry
  • How to maximize the potential of your HyperWorks Units with the HWPA
  • Who Should Attend…
  • Designers
  • Engineers
  • Management

Time : 11:00 AM EST

Overview

Are you interested in the HyperWorks Partner Alliance but need more information about the different software that is offered? Or have you only used one application in the HWPA and are curious about how to better utilize the program? Then join the HWPA and our partners for an introduction webinar series. Throughout this series, you will learn about the various solutions you can easily access through the HWPA, what each software is capable of, and how they can help improve your work.

The HyperWorks Partner Alliance offers current HyperWorks customers access to 13 additional software solutions covering 11 different disciplines. This provides a great opportunity for customers to evaluate and deploy innovative new software quickly without risk or incremental cost. It also allows companies opportunity to reduce infrastructure and administrative costs.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• • Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
  • Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
  • Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
  • Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
  • VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the defense industry

Who Should Attend…

• Designers
• Engineers
• Program, Product, and Design managers

Time : 11:00 AM US EDT (GMT -4)

Overview

Companies at the forefront of the heavy vehicles industry understand the importance of design optimization and simulation to their production strategies. It is essential to find new and innovative ways to optimize time, money, and resources by creating the optimal design before manufacturing your first prototype.

Increasing the durability and reducing the noise are only two examples among the gamut of functional requirements that are influenced by the dynamic loads experienced by the vehicle under operating conditions. Hence, understanding the effect of the dynamic loads is critical to develop high performance products. The effective use of CAE and test approaches is critical to understand the product performance under dynamic loads. Damping estimation and correlation of test and CAE results are two important steps. The webinar will give an overview of these steps and the case studies are demonstrated using VMAP.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
• VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the defense industry

Who Should Attend…

• Designers
• Engineers
• Program, Product, and Design managers

12:00 pm India Time (Mumbai, GMT+05:30)
12:30 pm Central Asia Time (Almaty, GMT+06:00)
02:30 pm China Time (Beijing, GMT+08:00)
03:30 pm Japan Time (Tokyo, GMT+09:00)

Overview

Engineers designing planes, trains, automobiles and a vast array of new products are constantly striving to tame dynamic loads that lead to undesirable noise and premature product failures. As the engineers work towards their goals, they need to keep an eye on the cost and time-to-market. The simulation as a tool has kept pace with the needs of the engineers to help them solve these problems. Modal analysis is one such tool that is powerful and fundamental to solving noise and vibration problems. This webinar will focus on correlation, the last mile problem in modal analysis. The webinar will give an overview of the following topics

1. Finite element approach to modal analysis

2. Latest trends in experimental modal analysis

3. Good and bad data – how to tell the difference?

4. Modeling and measuring damping

5. Correlation metrics

for details, visit: http://www.nafems.org/events/nafems/2011/modalwebinar/

Time : 09:00 AM EST (GMT -5)

Overview

The defense industry is one that is constantly evolving. In an industry where it is necessary to be cost efficient yet cutting edge, the implementation of CAE has proven valuable across the entire product development platform. From shortening the development cycle to virtual validation, this webinar series will showcase 6 HWPA partner solutions in 45-minute sessions that will show the immediate benefits of using HyperWorks and HWPA partner solutions to manage the entire simulation process.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
• VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

These 45-minute webinar sessions will demonstrate how the HyperWorks Alliance Partners can help companies address these complex challenges.

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the defense industry

Session 1

Thursday,November 11, 2010
Time : 09:00 AM EST (GMT -5)

Session 2

Thursday,November 11, 2010
Time : 01:00 PM EST (GMT -5)

Overview

The rail industry is an integral part of the world’s transportation and commerce and high-tech simulation has become a driving factor in the industry’s continued innovation. Join us for this webinar series which showcases 4 Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools that can immediately impact the design, development, and testing of railway applications. Also learn how you can leverage your existing HyperWorks Units to access these cutting-edge tools at little or no incremental cost through the HyperWorks Partner Alliance (HWPA).

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
• VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

These 45-minute webinar sessions will demonstrate how the HyperWorks Alliance Partners can help companies address these complex challenges.

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the aerospace industry
• How expanded access to partner technology through the HWPA can impact your productivity and maximize your return on investment

Time : 11:00 AM EDT (GMT -4)

Overview

The aerospace industry is one that is constantly evolving. In an industry where long lead times and complex designs are typical, the implementation of CAE has proven to be a valued solution across the entire product development platform. From shortening the development cycle to virtual validation, this webinar series will showcase 6 HWPA partner solutions in 45-minute sessions that will show the immediate benefits of using HyperWorks and HWPA partner solutions to manage the entire simulation process.

About VMAP

VMAP is a comprehensive software tool for vibration testing on real-world engineering systems that seamlessly connects virtual simulation and physical testing.

Benefits:

• Addresses the needs of both beginners and expert users.
• Calculates damping, resonant frequencies, MAC (Modal Assurance criteria) and other parameters with just a few mouse clicks.
• Programming interface to develop curve fitting algorithms, update finite element simulation models with the damping estimates obtained from VMAP and analyze the updated simulation models.
• Identify the failure modes in prototypes quickly and reduce product development cycles.
• VMAP is available as a plug-in within HyperMesh.

These 45-minute webinar sessions will demonstrate how the HyperWorks Alliance Partners can help companies address these complex challenges.

What You Will Learn…

• The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
• Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
• Case Studies and specific examples within the aerospace industry

Time : 9:00 A.M. EDT, 1:00 P.M. GMT

Presenters:

Pierre Thieffry, PhD, Product Manager, ANSYS, Inc.
Dhanushkodi D.M., CEO, TechPassion
Pradeep Matthew, CAE Lead, Royal Enfield

Duration: 60 minutes

Register today and learn how a truly predictive engineering simulation process can lead to reduced cast component development cost and time.

A case study-based demonstration of the integrated test-CAE approach will be presented in this one-hour webinar and will show the use of ANSYS Mechanical and VMAP from TechPassion to optimize the design of cast components of Royal Enfield, a leading motorcycle manufacturer.

The rise in demand for fuel efficient vehicles has led to the race to reduce the weight of vehicle components. Stay ahead of the competition by learning how to optimize your designs for various parameters such as cost, size, production rate, finish, tolerance, section thickness, physical-mechanical properties, geometric complexity, machinability and weldability.

Join us for this free one-hour webinar and see how our users are benefiting from the insight that computer simulation offers.

FEA Test Correlation and Model Updating with VMAP

Europe and NorthAmerica
Session 1

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Time : 9:00 AM EDT (GMT -4)

Session 2

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Time : 1:00 PM EDT (GMT -4)

Asia Pacific

Friday, June 11, 2010
Time : 11:00 AM IST(Mumbai)/ 1:30 PM CST(Beijing)/ 2:30 PM JST(Tokyo)/ 3:30 PM(Melbourne)

Overview

The automotive industry is experiencing new levels of competition from many different sources. There is significant pressure for automakers to build a safer, more efficient product that meets or exceeds todays tough safety and environmental criteria while reducing production costs. In addition auto companies are working hard to speed up the product development process and at the same time improve vehicle robustness and reliability.
These 40-minute webinar sessions will demonstrate how the HyperWorks Alliance Partners can help companies address these complex challenges

What You Will Learn…

The latest in simulation technology to bring innovative products to market
Improve decision making through advanced CAE techniques
Case Studies and specific examples within the auto industry

FEA – Test Correlation and Model Updating with VMAP

The product design engineering teams in automotive companies are constantly working to improve the NVH performance of their designs. The simulation-driven design approach is constantly reducing the man hours spent on testing. The challenge is to make the simulation as a reliable decision-making tool while meeting the continuously reducing development timelines and budgets.

VMAP provides a one-stop solution to address the key problem faced by design teams consisting of simulation and test engineers. VMAP empowers the simulation engineers with a user-friendly FEA-Test Correlation tool for correlation of experimental modal analysis and FE-modal analysis results. It also provides an accurate and simple model updating solver to automatically modify simulation model based on experimental vibration data.

This webinar will use a set of case studies to explain the 2D approach – a process driven approach to design components and systems by combining both the vibration test and simulation models. The examples demonstrated include automotive components and subsystems. The webinar will feature test data acquired with simple impact testing and state-of-the art laser vibrometer technology.

New Experimental Modal Analysis and FEA-Test Correlation Plug-in for HyperWorks users

The webinar will be presented twice on the same day to address the global audience

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Time : 9:00 EST (New York) / 14:00 GMT (London) / 15:00 CET (Paris)/19:30 IST (Delhi)

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Time : 10:00 PST (SanFrancisco)/ 13:00 EST (New York) / 18:00 GMT (London)

Overview

This webinar will give an overview of VMAP and how VMAP can be used to solve NVH problems in different industries. VMAP provides a bridge between virtual prototyping and prototype testing. VMAP has the latest technologies for modal testing including interfaces to laser vibrometers, interoperability with hardware platforms from different vendors, custom programming interface and accurate curve fitting technologies for damping estimation.

The Webinar will include

1. Key features, benefits and competitive advantages
2. Current industry applications and success stories
3. Additional modules and technical requirements
4. Brief application demonstration

Gain on-demand access to HyperWorks Enabled VMAP at no incremental cost

Reduce your company’s software cost

Increase productivity

Use your existing GridWorks Units to do FEA-Test Correlation

8am EST (New York) / 1pm GMT (London) / 2pm CET (Paris) / 6:30pm (Bangalore)

for details, visit: http://www.nafems.org/events/nafems/2009/modal/