LMS Imagine.Lab Rev 8A is packed with exciting new features. Whether it is the hyperconvenient supercomponent tool, a quicker and easier way to create supercomponents, the new Results Manager which significantly improves post-processing, or the LMS Virtual.Lab Motion co-simulation for easy-to-view ‘real-life’ simulation in the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim platform, the new release of LMS Imagine.Lab Rev 8A will save you time when you design.
- Quick and easy “one click” supercomponent creation for customized editing without library interaction
- Centralized post-processing management with the new Results Manager
- More time-saving automation with the Python® scripting and application plug-ins and a circuit application programming interface to embed AMESim in customized applications
- Co-simulation with LMS Virtual.Lab Motion
- Enhanced NI LabVIEW® interface, enabling the export of models to real-time targets
- Expanded libraries and two new libraries: Electrical Static Conversion & Engine Signal Generator
- Key innovations in dedicated solutions like vehicle thermal management, fluids applications, internal combustion engine, electromechanical and powertrain transmission modules
Super-easy supercomponents LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 8A users will particularly appreciate the
ease and simplicity of “one click” supercomponent creation. LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 8A completely automates the process and integrates the new supercomponents right in the design sketch. Users can start experimenting with it immediately – without even having to consult a dedicated component library.
LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 8A
- Quick-and-easy supercomponent creation
- No need to access a dedicated component library
- Supercomponent edition updates model automatically
- Customized supercomponent edition permits library management
The Results Manager
Save time - eliminate the hassle
Manage your end results seamlessly before you even start with the centralized post-processing management found in the new Results Manager. This new feature stores pre-defined variables accessible to all post-processing modules right along with the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim model. This practically eliminates individual postprocessing set-up and significantly improves your entire run.
At a glance
- Improved post-processing with centralized management
- Immediate access to postprocessed scalar values
- Post-processing definition stored directly with model
- Cross variable functionality and plotting for quantity tracking during runs
Customize on-the-fly
Customizing LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim has never been easier thanks to the new Python scripting and application plug-ins. You can quickly and easily define and designate customized commands and scripts as well as pre- and post-processing according to your requirements. The circuit Application Programming Interface (circuit API) lets you embed LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim in your own application and generate macros to automate application-specific tasks.
At a glance
- Simple script and application management
- A straightforward generic tool to automate specific tasks
- Time-saving LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim macro generator
- No advanced programming required
Interface Enhancements
Co-simulate with LMS Virtual.Lab and LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim
Working with other simulation programs is a snap thanks to LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim’s enhanced interoperability with LMS Virtual.Lab Motion. From within LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim, users can simulate both system and threedimensional designs using both LMS Virtual.Lab Motion and LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim solvers.
At a glance
- Co-simulation between LMS Virtual.Lab Motion and LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim solvers
- Easy access to 3D simulation for LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim users
NI LabVIEW® interface exports models to real-time targetsWith the integrated NI LabVIEW interface, LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim users can export AMESim models right into NI LabVIEW real-time test benches – creating an actual physical system around the AMESim model. It is a perfect solution for automotive, aerospace and offhighway customers who need to design and validate engine control unit (ECU) strategies using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test benches.
At a glance
- LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim model export to LabVIEW simulation module
- Compatibility with National Instruments software and hardware
- Offline mode to test models before realtime target export
A taste of what to expect from LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 8AThe LMS Imagine.Lab dedicated solutions are the heart and soul of the AMESim platform. There are so many new and exciting developments – including two brand new libraries -- Electrical Static Conversion & Engine Signal Generator -- in LMS Imagine.Lab Rev 8A that it is hard to list them all.
Powertrain Transmission
- New 3D engine with mounts
- Enhanced tire, suspension and car body components for comfort analyses
- Multi-disc clutch with centrifugal effects
- Truth table
- More modeling capabilities for vehicle load simulation for fuel consumption analyses
Electromechanical
- Electrical Static Conversion library
- Automotive alternator
- Brushless DC motor
- DC motor with external excitation
- 3-phase loads component
Internal Combustion Engine and Related Hydraulics
- Engine signal generator library
- Flex-fuel modeling
- After-treatment component management
All fluids applications
- Hydraulic fluid properties improvements
- Hydraulic component design for real-time applications
- Updated short-tube orifice
- Real gas properties
Vehicle Thermal Management
- Additional supercomponents for heat exchangers models
- Improved CPU time when using two-phase flow and air-conditioning submodels
