A Powerful Simulation Suite for Mechanical Drive SystemsIntroducing AdamsMachinery [629083]

A Powerful Simulation Suite for Mechanical Drive SystemsIntroducing Adams/Machinery
Adams/Machinery is a new Adams software solution that allows engineers to efficiently build
functional virtual prototypes of their machinery components and systems early in the design cycle,
so they can perform a series of virtual tests before committing to building a physical prototype.
With this new solution, companies will reduce the number of prototypes, decrease the design cycle
and meet their functional specifications in less time.
Adams/Machinery is fully incorporated inside the Adams/View environment. With productivity tools
for modeling and pre-processing gear, bearing, chain and belt components, Adams/Machinery
provides an extremely approachable, easy-to-use interface with in-line help and useful information
about the components, their connections, and the applicability of various modeling fidelity options.
Wizards help guide users through the model setup process and provide the ability to manipulate
model parameters and modeling options with ease.
As the world’s most famous and widely used Multi-body Dynamics simulation software, Adams
improves engineering efficiency and reduces product development costs by enabling early system-
level design validation. Engineers can evaluate and manage the complex interactions between
disciplines including motion, structures, actuation, and controls to better optimize product designs
for performance, safety, and comfort. Along with Adams/Machinery capabilities, Adams is optimized
for providing system-level dynamics solutions for Machinery industry.
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Why Adams/Machinery for Functional Virtual
Prototyping of Machines
Ease of Use
Adams ribbon-style interface and model browser makes it easy for even novice users to create complete, accurate
mechanical models. A core package (Adams/View, Adams/Solver, and Adams/PostProcessor) allows you to import geometry from most major CAD systems or to build a solid model of the mechanical system from scratch. You build a system the same way you build a physical system – by creating and assembling parts, connecting them with joints and driving them with motion generators and forces.
Adams/Machinery enables users to create some common machinery components more efficiently by guiding users in
pre-processing via automation of activities like geometry creation, subsystem connections, etc. It also assists users in post-processing by providing automated plotting and reporting for commonly desired output channels.
Multidiscipline Mechanical System Simulation
With functionalities like Adams2Nastran export and ViewFlex, Adams introduces bi-directional integration with MSC Nastran that allows re-use of validated Adams models in MSC Nastran to perform modal and frequency response analysis. Adams/Mechatronics easily incorporates control systems into mechanical models by dynamically linking an external system library from a controls application, such as Easy5 and MATLAB. Control system parameters can be quickly adjusted for evaluation and included in a design study for simultaneous optimization of both control system and mechanical system.
High Performance for Improved Productivity
Adams/Solver is a powerful numerical analysis application that automatically solves the equations of motion for kinematic, static, quasi-static, and dynamic simulations. You can use Adams/Solver to build, test, and refine mechanical system models.
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Tightly integrated user interface to help you build, analyze and post-process MBD models
with ease. Designed with a focus on system level analysis, Adams/View lets you build models of mechanical systems and simulate the full-motion behavior. You can also use Adams/View to quickly analyze multiple design variations until you find the optimal design.Easy to Use, Integrated Adams/View User Interface
Building Models
• Import CAD neutral geometry formats
including STEP , IGES, DXF , DWG or Parasolid
• Import native CAD geometry formats including CatiaV4, CatiaV5, Inventor, STEP , IGES, Acis, ProE, Creo, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, VDA
• Create rigid and flexible bodies
representing the system’s moving parts
• Apply constraints to define how
bodies are attached and move relative
to each other
• Apply motions to specifically prescribe
the movement of bodies within the model
• Apply forces to define loads and contacts between bodies, and compliance and friction within connections
• Use the model browser to search
the objects in the database as well
as to create and manage filters and object groups
• Parameterize key model quantities to
enable design exploration and easy modification
• Configure and customize the interface
to suit your preferences and increase productivityTesting Models
• Run a simulation to test the model’s performance characteristics and response to a set of operating conditions
• Use solver parameters to refine simulation performance and accuracy
• Create measures to chart key
characteristics of your model
during or after a simulation
• Instrument your model with detailed output requests to investigate nearly
any aspect of the simulated model
Reviewing Results
• Interrogate important output channels
via plot strip charts
• Animate simulation results to fully visualize model behavior
• View your system model oscillating
at one of its natural frequencies by animating linear analysis results“The Adams model
has subsequently been used to perform an extensive parameter study to find the root cause and solutions to the observed gear resonance.”

Christina Exner, Achates Power
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Adams/PostProcessor
• View results in tabular and plotted
formats
• Import physical test data for comparison
with analysis results to correlate your models
• Compare plots and animations from
multiple simulations
• Perform collision and clearance studies
• Use broad animation controls to
enhance
the quality and realism of your animations
• Import CAD geometry to enhance
the presentation of animations
• Create movies from animations and
add movies to your presentation
• Show synchronized animations of your
three-dimensional geometry along with
plots and publish the results to the web
Improving Results
• Use the model browser to conveniently
modify the model to improve simulation results
• Perform parametric analyses to
investigate the influence of design variables on system behavior
• Run a design study to adjust a
parameter in you model to measure
its effect on key design objectives
Adams/Insight
• Advanced DOE capability to improve product design by understanding interaction of key parameters and performance goals
• Many popular statistical methods are available to define the model set
• Assessments of response surface quality and objective sensitivity to factors guide refinement of the simulation set
• Publish interactive web pages which enable viewers to easily interrogate the model’s response to varied factors
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Adams/Machinery is a new Adams product fully incorporated inside the Adams/View
environment. It contains multiple modeling productivity modules which enable users to create common machinery components more efficiently than by using the more generic standard Adams/View model construction functionality alone.Adams/Machinery Solution
Value Proposition
• Improve engineering productivity: Enable direct, high-fidelity simulation of
common mechanical parts and systems, such as gears, bearings, pulley-belt
systems and sprocket-chain systems, reduce dependency on macro-creation
skills, and improve analyst efficiency
• Accelerate time-to-market: Gain quicker, better insight into overall
system performance
• Reduce Manufacturing Costs: Accurately predict and adjust design behavior
much earlier in the design cycle; achieve an optimal design by analyzing multiple
design variants faster
• Achieve Lower Warranty Costs: Predict system-level functional performance
and accurately assess lifecycle service (safety, fatigue, durability); reduce risk by
having better information at every stage of development“Adams simulations
permitted us to get different loading conditions to be studied through an FE analysis, putting to evidence the most critical loading combinations”
Bianchi F., AgustaWestland
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Gears

This module is for engineers who need
to predict the impact of the design
and behavior of gear pairs, such as
Gear ratio, backlash prediction, on
the overall system performance.
The detailed fidelity options include:
• Choose the gear type with the selection of
Spur Gear( Internal/External), Helical Gear(
Internal/External), Bevel Gear Straight and
Bevel Gear Spiral
• Apply Coupler method when forces and
components involved in it are neglected and
only speed reduction or multiplication is of
interest
• Apply Simplified modeling method
when friction is neglected to have a fast
calculation of the contact force
• Apply Detailed modeling method when
friction is considered and study the
backlash based on actual working centre
distance and tooth thickness
• Apply Detailed modeling method to capture
the effect of variation of loading between
1-3 teeth to calculate contact up to three
teeth at the same time
• Apply Contact modeling method to use
geometry-based contact and to support
shell-to-shell 3D geometry contact
• Apply Contact modeling method to study
the backlash based on actual working
centre distance and
tooth thickness
• Use Geometry settings to define the
location and geometric parameters of your
gears
• Choose the materials of your gears by
defining mass or density
• Choose the connections of your gears
to the ground or existing bodies with the
selection of Rotational joint, Compliant joint
and Fixed joint
• Create the planetary gear set by using the
planetary gear wizard
• Generate the gear-specific output in the
post-processor
• Use automated model parameterization as
reference to perform design explorationBelts
This module is for engineers who
need to predict the impact of the
design & dynamic behavior of pulley-
belt systems, such as transmission
ratio, tension and load prediction,
compliance studies, or belt dynamics, on the overall system performance.
The detailed fidelity options include:
• Choose the belt type with the selection of
Poly-V Grooved belt, Trapezoidal Toothed
belt and Apply Constraint modeling method
when forces and components involved
are neglected and only speed reduction or
multiplication is of interest
• Apply 2D Links modeling method to
calculate the contact forces between the
segments and pulleys when the axis of
rotation is parallel to one of the global axes
• Apply 3D links modeling method to
calculate the contact forces when the axis of rotation is not parallel to one of the global
axes
• Use Geometry settings to define the
location and geometric parameters of your
pulleys
• Choose the materials of your pulleys by
defining mass or density
• Choose the connections of your pulleys
to the ground or existing bodies with the
selection of rotational or fixed joint, or a
compliant connection
• Apply tensioner pulley to the belt system
to take up the extra slack and control the
routing of the belt
• Generate the belt-specific output in the
post-processor
• Use actuation wizard to apply force or
motion to any pulley in the belt system
• Generate the gear-specific output in the
post-processor
• Use automated model parameterization as
reference to perform design explorationChains

This module is for engineers who
need to predict the impact of the
design and behavior of chain systems,
such as drive ratio, tension, contact
forces or chain dynamics, on the
overall system performance.
The detailed fidelity options include:
• Choose the chain type with the selection
of roller chain and silent chain
• Apply Constraint modeling method when
forces and components involved are
neglected and only speed reduction or
multiplication is of interest
• Apply 2D Links modeling method to
calculate the contact forces between
the links and sprockets when the axis of
rotation is parallel to one of the global axes
• Apply 3D links modeling method to
calculate the contact forces when the axis of rotation is not parallel to one of the global
axes
• Apply Linear, Non-linear or Advanced
compliance to the roller chain
• Apply Linear compliance to the silent chain
• Use Geometry settings to define the
location and geometric parameters of your
sprockets
• Choose the materials of your sprockets
by defining mass or density
• Choose the connections of your sprockets
to the ground or existing bodies with the
selection of rotational or fixed joint, or a
compliant connection
• Apply Pivot, Translational or Fixed guides
to the chain system
• Generate the chain-specific output in the
post-processor
• Use actuation wizard to apply force or
motion to any sprocket in the chain system
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Bearings
This module is for engineers who need
to predict the impact of the design and
behavior of rolling-element bearings
on overall system performance. This
includes an accurate representation
of the bearing stiffness, sensitive
to internal dimensions, offsets,
misalignments, and clearances.
Engineers can predict more accurately
how bearing compliance influences
the overall motion and loading of the
system, as well as perform basic life
predictions based on widely-adopted
standards that consider bearing
loading, lubrication, and speed.
Module highlights are as follows.
The detailed fidelity options include:
• Choose from 14 different rolling-element
bearing types
• Look up bearing parameter values from a
library of over 24,000 off-the-shelf bearings
and/or input values directly
• Calculate bearing reaction forces,
optionally leveraging a nonlinear stiffness
response from embedded technology
delivered by KISSsoft, an MSC Software
partner
• Select from over 120 oil- and grease-
based
bearing lubricants
• Predict the bearing service life (under the
specified simulation conditions) based on
industry standards sensitive to the loading,
lubrication, speed, and
bearing geometryprocessor
• Use automated model parameterization as
reference to perform design explorationCables
This module is designed for
engineers to easily model and
analyze cable based
transmission systems.Module
highlights are as follows.
The detailed fidelity options include:
• Precisely compute the cable vibration
and cable tension
• Predict the load history of pulleys to
perform fatigue analysis
• Analyze the impact of cable slippage on
system load performance
• Study the effect of cable compliance on
the system output speed
• Study the winching effects in terms of the
addition and removal of cable length from
the system
• Define the pulley properties in terms of
dimensions, contact parameters and
materials
• Define the preloading, density, Young’s
Modulus, stiffness coefficient and
damping coefficient to get the accurate
cable outputsElectric Motor
The new Adams/Machinery Electric
Motor Module enables engineers
to represent electric motors with
more sophistication and ease than
via simple kinematic motions or via
potentially complicated self-authored
torque functions or subroutines.
The detailed fidelity options include:
• Choose different modeling method for
different applications
• Select from DDC (Shunt or Series), DC
Brushless, Stepper and AC Synchronous
motors using analytical method
• Apply external method by which the
motor torque is defined by either Easy5
or MATLAB Simulink
• Calculate necessary motor sizing
• Predict impact of motor torque on system
• Perform precise position control
• Get a realistic drive signal for the rest
of the machine components
Cam Module

The new Adams/Machinery Cam module
contains features to aid the creation of
cam-follower systems. These systems
may comprise various combinations of
cam shapes, follower motions, follower
arrangements and follower geometry.
The detailed fidelity options include:
• Create cam model much faster than
before
• Make mechanism motion and cam profile
design changes more easily
• Choose different cam shapes: disk,
cylindrical (barrel) and single sided
grooved
• Generate cam profile using existing
follower motion
• Create a follower motion that is either time
based or cam angle based
• Optimize the motion function to minimize
or maximize acceleration or jerk in a more
automated way.
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As a powerful numerical analysis application, Adams/Solver automatically solves
the equations of motion for kinematic, static, quasi-static, and dynamic simulations. It is designed to build, test, and refine mechanical system models. Efficient Solvers with Capabilities for Higher Productivity
High Performance Computation
• Enable parallel evaluation
of Jacobian matrix
• Enable parallel thread for
results computation
• Enable parallel execution
of LU factorizationsUnique Capabilities
• Use state of the art Linear analysis
capabilities
• Use high fidelity Adams-to-Nastran
translation utilities to replace manual translation
• Use HHT integrators for a faster numerical integration of the equations
of motion for a dynamic analysis“Adams has provided
significant guidance to the design and development effort, reducing the number of expensive trials required and, therefore, the overall cost of the development
programme.”
Scott Bradley,
System Design Evaluation, Ltd
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SIMULATION PROCESS & DATA MANAGEMENT
MULTIDISCIPLINE ENGINEERINGMATERIALS
SYSTEMS PARTSSTRUCTURES & MULTI-PHYSICSDURABILITY ACOUSTICS
CONTROLS & MULTIBODY DYNAMICS
SIMULATION PROCESS & DATA MANAGEMENT
MULTIDISCIPLINE ENGINEERINGMATERIALS
SYSTEMS PARTSSTRUCTURES & MULTI-PHYSICSDURABILITY ACOUSTICS
CONTROLS & MULTIBODY DYNAMICSProduct Overview
MSC Software makes products that enable engineers to validate and optimize their designs
using virtual prototypes. Customers in almost every part of manufacturing use our software
to complement, and in some cases even replace the physical prototype “build and test”
process that has traditionally been used in product design.
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Integrated Solutions
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Simulation
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Simulation Software
Easy5
Advanced Controls
Simulation
Marc
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& Multiphysics
SimXpert
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Structural & Multidiscipline
Dytran
Explicit Nonlinear & Fluid
Structure Interaction
MSC Fatigue
Fatigue Simulation
Sinda
Advanced Thermal Mid-Sized Business
Solutions
FEA, AFEA, TFEA
Structural, Nonlinear,
Thermal Simulation Bundles
MSC Nastran Desktop
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for the Desktop
SimDesigner
CAD-Embedded
Multidiscipline SimulationModeling SolutionsPatran
FE Modeling and Pre/Post
Processing
SimXpert
Multidiscipline Simulation Environment
Simulation Data &
Process Management
SimManager
Simulation Data and
Process ManagementMSC Products
Simulating Reality, Delivering Certainty
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