Section 1 INTRODUCTION

WELCOME TO ADAMS TRAINING What’s in this section: Course Objectives What is Motion Simulation? What is Adams? Adams Applications Why Build an Adams Model? SimCompanion: Technical Articles, Documentation & Forums Organization of Workshops Getting Help

WELCOME TO ADAMS TRAINING Adams Full Simulation Package is a powerful modeling and simulating environment that lets you build, simulate, refine, and ultimately optimize any mechanical system, from automobiles and trains to VCRs and backhoes. The Complete Multibody Dynamics Analysis with Adams class will teach you how to build, simulate, and refine a mechanical system using MSC.Software’s Adams Full Simulation Package.

COURSE OBJECTIVES After taking this course you will be able to: Understand the various methods for connecting Adams with MATLAB and/or EASY5. Be comfortable setting up co-simulations. Understand the differences between co-simulation, function evaluation and control system import approaches. Tune your co-simulation or control system import models for robust and efficient simulations.

WHAT IS MOTION SIMULATION? Also called: Mechanical Systems Simulation (MSS) Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) Equations of motion generated from the model CAD-like graphical interface or text file input Large angles, large displacements, nonlinear forces Differential and algebraic equations integrated directly Result is system animation and plotting of all kinematics (displacement, velocity, etc.) and dynamics (reactions, etc.)

WHAT IS ADAMS? Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems Development started in 1974 at the University of Michigan Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. started with Adams/Solver MDI was acquired by MSC in 2002 Euler-Lagrange method to create equations of motion Predictor-corrector methods to solve equations Integrated animation and plotting Powerful parametric, scripting and post-processing abilities

ADAMS APPLICATIONS The general purpose graphical user interface is Adams/View Model building, simulation submission, animation Equations are built and integrated with Adams/Solver Solver is a standalone application, but typically used seamlessly from within Adams/View Plotting and animation done with Adams/PostProcessor Tightly integrated with Adams/View Industry verticals (e.g., Adams/Car) for model templates

WHY BUILD AN ADAMS MODEL? Verify Motion Performance (~60%) “Will it work?” Example: will landing gear fully deploy in these conditions? Compute Detailed Loads in a Mechanism (~30%) “Will it break?” Example: what are the cyclic loads on a wind turbine driveshaft? Examine Clearances in a Complex Mechanism (~10%) “Will it fit?” Example: will launch vehicle fairing deploy without hitting the payload?

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SIMCOMPANION Personalized Support via the following channels Web Email Submit a Case Online Manage My Cases Email List of Addresses in Support Contact Information Phone List of Phone Numbers in Support Contact Information

SIMCOMPANION Product Info and Docs Access to all Product Documentation

SIMCOMPANION simcompanion.mscsoftware.com Access to Communities VPD Community Discussion Forums Subscribe to discussion communities of interest Encourage the students to register for relevant Discussion Forums as part of the class Select Adams to view the Adams discussions. simcompanion.mscsoftware.com

ORGANIZATION OF WORKSHOPS The workshops get progressively more complex. Each workshop focuses on solving an engineering-based problem and covers mechanical system simulation (MSS) concepts that will help you use Adams most optimally. The earlier workshops provide you with more step-by-step procedures and guidance, while the later ones provide you with less. Each workshop is divided into the following sections: Workshop Objectives Software Version Files Required Problem Description Steps to Complete Workshop Workshop Review

GETTING HELP – ONLINE HELP To access the online help, do either of the following: From the main menu bar, right click on icon and select Adams/View Help to display the home page for the Adams/View online help. On Windows, go to Start->Programs->MSC.Software-> Adams 2012->Adams Online Help While working in any Adams/View dialog box, press F1 to display online help specific to that dialog box. Once the online help is displayed, you can browse the table of contents, use the index, or search for keywords.

GETTING HELP – ONLINE HELP Index/search entire Adams help Contents of selected tab Table of contents Show the students how they can search the guide to find text much as they would search through an index.

GETTING HELP – CONSULTING MSC.Software provides comprehensive engineering consulting services to help you realize the benefits of Virtual Product Development quickly and confidently. Staff Augmentation Technology Transfer Customization & Process Automation Methods Development Toolkit Solutions Simulation Data and Process Management On-site Support For more information on MSC Consulting Services, go to: http://www.mscsoftware.com/Contents/Services/Consulting-Services/