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2007
Conference Paper
Titel
An experimental environment for the runtime communication among different solvers and visualization modules
Abstract
During the development of complex industrial products, several physical and engineering domains are involved. Mechatronic products, for example, are the result of the synergy among mechanical engineering, electronics and computer science. Therefore, the development of such products requires a constant and continuous cooperation among the designers responsible of the different fields of knowledge. Further, to prevent possible design errors before the building of the physical mock-up, there is the need of a simulation environment able to perform analyses in several physical domains. A possible solution to this need is the employment of a software package able to compute multi-domain simulations. However, the existent solutions do not allow engineers to employ their own solver or to choose the best combination among the available simulation software. This paper describes the development of an experimental middleware that supports the communication among different synchrono usly running simulations, solving interrelated problems and integrating a graphical interactive environment to support the interdisciplinary team in the design review and decision taking.