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3161. 8.2 Common basic issues

      Practical guidelines & common issues Common basic issues This sub-unit provides a useful summary list of what might be regarded as bad practice, common mistakes, pitfalls and rookie errors. This will hopefully provide a useful list of what to avoid, for the novice user and perhaps bring a smile to the face of the more experienced analyst, who may have come across some of these in their travels. Down-right illegal practices are not included here, although one or two listed may be heading in that direction. Some of the so-called basic issues may perhaps be pardonable when working in a team environment off course i.e. in cases when someone who does know what they are doing is directing you and...more

3162. Credibility is Everything

      Credibility is Everything (Or How to Get the Most from Verification and Validation…) 5-minute read Sinothile Baloyi - March 31st 2022 “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” - Thomas Edison Sure, and well done for persisting Edison, but how much did that cost in time and materials? Yikes! Luckily, we have come a long way since, and nowadays we can simulate and perform those 10,000 iterations within much, much shorter time frames and without the cost of physical testing. Great for the company’s finances and the environment, not to mention the engineers – after all, who really wants to repeat the same physical test 10,000 times? But – there’s always a but! – how...more

3163. Simulation Governance: Managing Simulation as a Strategic Capability

      As companies drive towards virtual product development and complete digital descriptions of their products and manufacturing systems, simulation becomes increasingly important. A company’s actual capability to do simulation well, so it is repeatable, reliable, and robust, can become an important factor in quality, cost and time to market, and overall competitiveness. However, research shows that many companies are failing to achieve an effective (optimum) return on their investment in and commitment to simulation. In this opinion piece, Dr. Keith Meintjes of CIMdata—an internationally recognized authority on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), proposes that simulation can be demonstrably superior...more

3164. Simulation Governance: Managing Simulation as a Strategic Capability

      The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking this link. The password can be obtained via the member download button. Overview As companies drive towards virtual product development and complete digital descriptions of their products and manufacturing systems, simulation becomes increasingly important. A company’s actual capability to do simulation well, so it is repeatable, reliable, and robust, can become an important factor in quality, cost and time to market, and overall competitiveness. However, research shows that many companies are failing to achieve an effective (optimum) return on their investment in and commitment to simulation. In this opinion piece, Dr. Keith Meintjes of CIMdata—an...more

3165. The Case for Reckless Engineering

      The Case for Reckless Engineering 6-minute read Sinothile Baloyi - February 28th 2023 Remember when you were a child and built entire worlds out of just your imagination and some LEGO® bricks, sticks, rocks, or whatever you could lay your hands on? You knew you were building something , but often, at the very beginning, you didn’t know exactly how it was going to turn out. Sure, LEGO bricks often come with instructions for a specific thing, but if you were anything like most kids, you’d build that thing then wreck it all and build something completely made up, and then you’d do it again and again. I once offered my friend’s seven-year-old a boxed LEGO set of a model car, ready to be...more

3166. Modelling and Simulation of Cyber-physical Systems

      The Stakes are High; Time to up Your Game Modelling and Simulation of Cyber-physical Systems 5-minute read Sinothile Baloyi - February 22nd 2024 In 2006 Dr Helen Gill, then program manager of the United States National Science Foundation (USNSF) coined the term Cyber-physical Systems . Before that, we had Cybernetics, a term invented by mathematician Norbert Wiener. And before that we had the Greek word kybernan; to steer. So cyber-physical systems are, therefore, systems involving the steering of physical entities of some kind. A lot like you, with your nervous system forever in a feedback loop with the rest of your physiological systems, making endless decisions that translate into...more

3167. Big Time Manager

      Big Time Manager by The CAE Guy This is now what our two teenage daughters call me occasionally.Mostly in the context of when they think I am trying to get away with something. Such as: Oh, Dad thinks that since he’s a Big Time Manager now, he can do what he wants and not follow the rules. For teenagers, this happens relatively often as their “lens” on the world is decidedly different that most everyone else’s (a topic of many psychological dissertations and well outside this forum). That I am even referred to as a “Big Time Manager” by anyone is fairly ironic as I have never really seen myself as a manager but as a researcher. In a similar light, back when I was studying aeronautical engineering...more

3168. BENCHMARK October 2025

      BENCHMARK October 2025 The Future Of Simulation In this Issue : (click on the titles to download the individual articles) A Diet of Kool-Aid Measure, Digitise, Execute: Streamlining Sustainable Packaging Design The Role of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification in Certifying Products with the Use of Simulation Uncertainty: A Voyage into the Unknown Cryogenic Hydrogen Systems Simulation for an Aeronautic Fuel Cell A​I and Simulation: Moving Beyond the Hype - The Business of Simulation BENCH ED View From Your Editorial Team Anyone else spending an awful lot of time reading about, thinking about, meeting about, and talking about AI at the moment? I can’t work out...more

3169. FEM vs. Numerical Simulation

      4. F​EM vs. Numerical Simulation In the scenario presented in the previous section, the consultants explained the difference between finite element modeling and numerical simulation. The terms “finite element modeling” and “numerical simulation” are essential in the understanding of the role of Simulation Governance. Please watch this 5-minute video addressing the question of why Numerical Simulation is not the same as Finite Element Modeling. Once finished with this video, proceed to the next section which will offer a series of true/false questions to confirm understanding. Quiz What is the Difference Between Finite Element Modeling and Numerical Simulation? This question cannot be answered...more

3170. Simulation For Everyone - Techniques To Help Democratize Simulation

      Presentation made by I. Riaz at the NAFEMS Americas Conference 'New Frontiers in Product Modeling and Simulation' that was held in Seattle, Washington on 7-9 June 2016....more

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