LMS Virtual.Lab Motion – Short demo movies

• Motion analysis
  Study of movement: creating a translational movement from a rotational movement
  
• Collision detection
  Detecting the collision between bodies in a suspension model including elastokinematics
  
• Skidsteer analysis
  Simulation of a complete dynamic system and gaphical representation of the loads
  
• Ride handling analysis
  Accurate simulation of ride and handling performance of a vehicle performinig a maneuver
  
• Helicopter rotor analysis
  Predict the loads in a complex mechanism
  
• Dash compartment analysis
  Validation of dynamic model thanks to Correlation with test of actual prototype

• Powertrain simulation
  Predict loading conditions at the bearings and accurate deformation of cranktrain engine
• Wingflap deformation analysis
  Accurate simulation of loads and the deformation of the wingflap
• Hvac system simulation
  Predicting flexibility and potential weaknesses in the design of a HVAC mechanism

• Tire - ground interaction

  Predict physical behaviour of tire interaction with the ground in a broad range of applications
• Vehicle - road contact

  Predict and vizualize the forces of a vehicle riding on a road
• Loads propagation

  Compute and vizualize the propagation of the loads in the system and recover the stress histories on the flexible components

• Paper path contact analysis

  Standard contact templates allow to simulate interaction between bodies
• Contact and dynamic effects

  Standard contact templates simulate contact and dynamic effect together
• CAD contact

  Cad contact allows to simulate the interaction between bodies, even when the geometry is complex
• Deformation of contacts in contact

  Flexible contact allows the modeling of deformation of the bodies in contact
• Gears simulation

  Dynamic simulation for spur and helical gears arranged in a parallel or planetary layout. Gear contact includes variable meshing stifness modeling.

• Backhoe simulation

  Combined simulation of 3D dynamic system with accurate 1D representation of hydraulic system.

  Re-use dynamic simulation result to perform fatigue life prediction within same environement.
• Gearbox (combine 2)

  Based on dynamic simulation of gear meshing, extract the loading from the gearset to the housing of the gearbox and predict the resulting acoustic radiation all within the same environment.
• Metalfolding machinery

  Dynamic flexible contact simulation allows to predict loading on components and subsequent fatigue life.

• Suspension
  Suspension templates with flexible modeling of the subframe allow to perform subsystem rig analysis and getting internal loading of the components
• Vehicle
  Vehicle interface allows performing any kind of maneuvers with full vehicle including tire, road and driver modeling
• ABS
  Modeling of ABS system in a vehicle to analyze dynamic performance improvements in the event of sudden braking
• Virtual test rig simulation
  Virtual test rig simulation allows speeding up physical testing and get better insight into fatigue damage on the components
  

Engine/powertrain

• Valvetrain
  Simulation of the movement of a cam valve system, including surge effects in the helical spring by using a flexible body
• Timing belt 
  Analyze loading and vibration of a timing belt composed of sprockets and tensioners
• Timing chain 
  Dynamic simulation of silent (or roller) chains allows predicting noise and vibration propagation in the powertrain
• Engine Block 
  Modeling of forces in the combustion chamber and the journal bearings, combined with flexible modeling of the cranktrain allows predicting accurate loading on the engine block
• Full engine
  The robust dynamic solver allows making full engine simulations and discover interactions between the different subsystems

• Simulation of multi-axle vehicle riding over a bump and showing the loading distribution on the different tires