Analysis

Vancouver WA Engineering Design Services

Simplexity analysis experience runs wide and deep. A key distinction to reliably working products and machines is the engineering analysis that we perform. Our analysis work proves out key design parameters and allows our engineers to make intelligent, verified decisions.

Our seasoned engineers run models to analyze the stress and factor of safety of a part or assembly. Simplexity's analysis capabilities range from thermal and fluids to structural assemblies and vibration. In some products it is necessary to control critical temperatures or address thermal stress hotspots, which we address first through modeling and then prove with empirical testing. Our engineers can even save prototype/build cycles by developing kinematic and dynamic systems models of the motion of an assembly before it is built.

Occasionally, a client approaches us with a project that is almost entirely analysis; give a read to our Structural Analysis FEA case study for a terrific example of how our analysis substantiated this new innovation.

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Analysis Capabilities

Have you had a technological breakthrough that promises to make a huge impact on your industry? Are you ready to make a product out of it? We can help with our experience in analysis:

Structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Tools include Altair Hypermesh/Radioss FEA, Solidworks Simulation and COSMOS
Pre-processing:
- Generating mesh (tetra-mesh for faster results or a quad mesh for a comprehensive FEA analysis) for the given geometry or assembly
- Defining material and mechanical properties
- Appling boundary conditions and loading conditions
Processing: including applying the solver to solve for the results at the nodes.
Post-processing including graphs, reports and actionable design modifications
Includes Vibration and Modal Analysis

Thermal and Fluid Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Steady state and transient analysis
Conduction, Natural/Forced Convection
Cooling and Heating
Thermal Uniformity, Distortion, and Stress
View Example

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Flow parameters like velocity, pressure, and direction
Altair Accusolve CFD
Integration of CFD analysis results with thermal FEA simulation to solve thermal and fluidic challenges

Dynamic Systems Modeling and Feedback Control Systems/Servo Analysis

Dynamic systems modeling for control development with Matlab and Simulink.
Co-simulation of embedded control firmware and dynamic systems for verification.

Dynamic Analysis: Kinematic and Kinetic analysis

Kinematic analysis and simulation of different mechanisms and linkages benchmark workability in achieving desired motion
Dynamic analysis to determine torque or counter-balance required
Vibrational analysis and solutions to reduce vibration and noise

Gear Train Analysis

Design gear trains with appropriate gear ratio to drive the system at appropriate torque
Design the gear ratio to minimize the current draw at the motor to prevent the system from over heating during continuous operation
Select an appropriate motor which is capable of supplying the required torque to drive the system at an appropriate speed
Ensure that gear angles, material and types are robust and appropriate for the application

Statistical Analysis

Identify parameters affecting the performance of a product
ANOVA Design of Experiments (DOE): Design experiments with a matrix composed of different ranges of parameters in order to optimize performance
Use statistical analysis methods to determine if the performance output is within Six Sigma

Simplexity Product Development

Simplifying the complex with engineering excellence