Testing/Simulation

Flow analysis of an air-to-air refueling system 1-D and 3-D virtual prototyping provide an end to the over-engineering of subsystems in the days of cost and time crunching. Read full story

Significant upgrades slated for AEDC’s propulsion wind tunnel complex The 4-ft Transonic Wind Tunnel (4T) was recently shut down to undergo a major upgrade, to include a new data system, captive trajectory system (CTS), flex nozzle actuators and controls, roll system, and new diffuser seal flaps. Read full story

Mentor Graphics launches natively coupled 1D-3D CFD solution As a result of its January 2012 acquisition of Flowmaster Ltd., Mentor Graphics recently sought to combine the advantages of 1-D Flowmaster and 3-D FloEFD Concurrent CFD into the first commercially available general purpose 1D-3D native CFD solution. Read full story

Mentor speeds up vehicle design and development The company's Capital tool suite helps tame the challenges of vehicle electrical platform engineering by increasing data sharing between disciplines and automating the design and validation process. Read full story

Galvanic corrosion modeling for aircraft environments Galvanic corrosion in aircraft is important as it occurs whenever dissimilar metals or certain types of composites are joined or are located close to each other. SICOM, a recent project involving Airbus, EADS, BEASY, and a number of research centers, investigated how the “find it and fix it” approach can be replaced by a more fundamental approach based on computer modeling. Read full story

Taming system integration lab complexity with automation This evolution in complexity has forced validation engineers to evolve the way in which they find and correct the growing myriad of defects inherent in embedded software design. Read full story

CAD, fasteners, projections, and quality Today, mechanics refer to drawings prepared by manufacturing engineers, using mark-ups on the part to provide reference features and measurements, but there are problems with this approach. Read full story

MPM tool helps cut wire harness manufacturing costs With today’s extreme pressure to reduce costs, wire harness manufacturing is the focus of much attention, and Mentor Graphics has responded to this need with its Capital Harness Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) software application. Read full story