Catalogus LMS Training Classes 2013 Lr

LMS training classes Getting more return on investment faster LMS organizes extensive training and seminar programs to quickly get your technical staff up to speed with new technologies and software products. The LMS training classes teach users how to apply the software to tackle engineering problems in specic application areas. Experienced and expert users will benet from the training offered to maintain their knowledge of system and software capabilities for their specic applications and to stay up to date with evolving technology and software. On demand, on-site training services can be organized to fully meet any kind of specic need. Tailor made curricula will address the particular challenges you are dealing with and will help you meet your targets. All courses have extensive hands-on exercises and use real world examples. There is no better way to maximize your productivity and increase your efciency!

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LMS training classes 2013

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LMS training classes Getting more return on investment faster LMS organizes extensive training and seminar programs to quickly get your technical staff up to speed with new technologies and software products. The LMS training classes teach users how to apply the software to tackle engineering problems in specic application areas. Experienced and expert users will benet from the training offered to maintain their knowledge of system and software capabilities for their specic applications and to stay up to date with evolving technology and software. On demand, on-site training services can be organized to fully meet any kind of specic need. Tailor made curricula will address the particular challenges you are dealing with and will help you meet your targets. All courses have extensive hands-on exercises and use real world examples. There is no better way to maximize your productivity and increase your efciency!

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1D simulation training LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim and AMERun - Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Introducti on to Vehicle Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Introduction to Hydraulic Simulation . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Productivity Tools for System Design . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Interfaces: Matlab/Simulink, Excel, Generic interface LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - AMESet Development Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Hydraulic Components & Systems . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Pneumatic Systems and Components . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Thermal Fluid Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Planar Mechanical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Two-phase Flow Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Air Conditioning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Lubricati on Application training . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Cooling Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Transmission Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Driving performance, fuel economy and emissions . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Internal Combustion Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Electromechanical Components . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Electric Motors and Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Automotive Electric Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics - Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual.Lab Correlation & Updating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual.Lab Durability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual.Lab Durability - Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual.Lab Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual .Lab Motion – Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual.Lab Noise & Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual.Lab Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LMS Virtual .Lab Structures CATIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction to Finite Elements method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction to SAMCEF Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction to advanced modelling in SAMCEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modelling using SAMCEF command language Bacon: Advanced training . . . . . . . . . Static and dynamic non-linearities with SAMCEF Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Static and dynamic non-linearities with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode . . . . . Analyzing mechanisms with SAMCEF Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyzing mechanisms with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of composite structures with SAMCEF Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of composite structures wi th the SAMCEF advanced modelli ng mode . . . . . Thermal and thermo-mechanical analysis with SAMCEF Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thermal and thermo-mechanical analysis with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode . Analysis of rotating machines with SAMCEF Rotors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of wind Turbines with SAMCEF for Wind Turbines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modal analysis and vibration response with SAMCEF Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis of flexible devices with TEA Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3D simulation training

Test training LMS Test.Lab Acoustic Intensity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 LMS Test.Lab Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing – Vibration Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 LMS Test.Lab Rotating Machinery Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 LMS Test.Lab Rotating Machinery - Advanced (Angle Domain Processing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 LMS Test.Lab Sound Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 LMS Test.Lab Structures – Modal Testing and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 LMS Test.Lab Structures – Modal Testing and Analysis Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 LMS Test.Lab Throughput Data Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 LMS Test.Lab Transfer Path Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 LMS Test.Lab Windows Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 LMS Test.Xpress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 LMS Test.Xpress - Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 LMS TecWare – Load Data Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 LMS TecWare Automation using ProcessBuilder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 LMS TecWare Advanced Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Digital Signal processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Basic Modal Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Advanced Modal Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Master Class LMS Master Class - Ground Vibration Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 LMS Master Class - Transfer Path Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39



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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim and AMERun - Getting started Course Objective

1 day

This training introduces new users of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim to the structure and the use of the software as well as the modelling and simulation process. It forms the basis for all the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim application-oriented training courses.

Training content ¼

Presentation of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • Positioning • Behind LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • The applications ¼ The LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim environment • Building the rst system in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim from sketch up to simulation • Important concepts behind LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim: multiport approach, causality rules, sign convention, … • Standard libraries: Mechanical and Control

• Overview of the different basic menus and options ¼ Other features • Plotting capabilities • Batch runs • Parameter settings • Simulation options

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who start using LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim and/or AMERun. Engineering or scientic background and experience with basic computer operation is required.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Introduction to Vehicle Dynamics Course Objective

1 day

This 1 Day training course is an introduction to vehicle dynamics modeling and simulation. The course is based on the “iCAR” application oriented GUI and dedicated tools as well as rst level chassis modeling approach and guides the user through the chassis design and analysis from predened subsystem packages to user dened systems. This session is focused on LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim practical use through several examples using AMESim components and productivity tools in the area of chassis design.

Training content ¼

The Vehicle Dynamics solution in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • iCAR application • Vehicle dynamics library overview ¼ The vehicle dynamics basics • Main effects, usual frames, ISO norm • Using simplied chassis models ¼ Vehicle modeling and environment : • Chassis • Suspension

• Powersteering • Tires • Road & Environment • Mission Prole & Driver • Chassis Post Processing ¼ Maneuvers Denition and Simulation • Predened ISO & NHTSA • User dened maneuvers ¼ Building test bench models / Using SOURCE models • Source models presentation

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• Examples LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim productivity tools introduction • Data import/export, Optimization tool

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for Vehicle Dynamics simulation, chassis design and behavior analysis. Also dedicated to non experts in vehicle dynamics who want to use an application oriented GUI with predened templates in the context of subsystem design, fuel consumption analysis (in association with other LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim solutions). All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim.

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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Introduction to Hydraulic Simulation Course Objective

1 day

The goal of this training is to provide you with a rst overview and sound background in the hydraulic simulation capabilities of the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim hydraulic libraries. The Hydraulic (HYD) and Hydraulic Resistance (HR) libraries are introduced to the participant with numerous practical examples and exercises. This training forms the basis for the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Hydraulic Components and Systems training.

Training content ¼

Presentation of the Hydraulic Library HYD Presentation of the Hydraulic Resistance Library HR ¼ Short presentation of hydraulic lines (water hammer) ¼ Example of exercises : • Hydrostatic transmission • Mechatronic model (position control loop presentation) • Radial piston pump model (with ideal valves) ¼

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who start using LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for the design of their hydraulic components and systems. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Productivity Tools for System Design Course Objective

2 days

As an addition to the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim/AMERun - Getting Started training course, this course is dedicated to the presentation of productivity tools that are par ts of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim and that are contributing to an optimal use of the products suite. This course is illustrated by many relevant examples.

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Using LMS Imagine.Lab AMECustom Introduction to the Linear Analysis tools • Eigen values • Frequency Response • Modal shape Activity index Introduction to OPTIMUS, the optimization tool LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Interfaces: Matlab/Simulink, Excel, Generic Interface AMETable table editor

Who should attend? Technical specialists or Engineers who have a basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim and who want to take a step forward by using the productivity features available in the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim suite. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. We recommend a few months of experience in the use of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim between the two training courses.



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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Interfaces: Matlab/Simulink, Excel, Generic interface Course Objective

1 day

We’ll provide an overview of some useful interfaces available in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. Matlab, Visual Basic and Scilab scripts used to control LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim are described in this session. The LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim/Simulink interface as well as a generic interface are explained.

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Controlling LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim from Matlab, Scilab or Excel (VBA scripts) • Changing parameters • Running a simulation • Getting LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim results ¼ Other utilities in Matlab and Scilab • Importing and Exporting a linear system (A, B, C, D matrices) from and to Matlab in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • Example of optimization

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The LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim/Simulink interface • Code export (generation of a compiled dll) • Co-simulation ¼ Generic interface • Coupling LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim with an external application

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who: • want to control LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim from Matlab, Scilab or a Visual Basic for Applications script • have a need to interface LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim with Simulink to couple their plant model developed in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim with their control system done in Simulink Knowledge of Matlab/Simulink and Excel is required. It is also advisable to follow rst the training LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim/AMERun - Getting Started.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - AMESet Development Tool Course Objective

2 days

We’ll guide the user through the development of custom sub models with AMESet and teach the different AMESim-related coding specicities to ensure maximum compatibility with the AMESim standard components.

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The AMESim library structure: les, directories, path list Brief review of numerical methods ¼ Behind an LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim submodel • Types of variables • Ports • Parameters • Units • Initialization and calculation sections ¼ Using AMESet • Menus ¼

• Designing an icon / importing a picture • Creating a new category / library • Creating / modifying a submodel ¼ Advanced topics • Discontinuity handling

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers interested in creating AMESim custom components by writing their own C or Fortran code. A good knowledge of AMESim and its components is a prerequisite for this course, also knowledge in C or Fortran programming.

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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Hydraulic Components & Systems Course Objective

2 days

All you need to know to simulate hydraulic systems and components will be taught to you, ranging from providing you a comprehensive understanding of the parameters and essential modeling assumptions involved, to the practical use of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim to design and analyse.

Training content ¼

The handling of elementary physical phenomena in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • Fluid properties • Flow rates in restrictions ¼ The Hydraulic Library and the Hydraulic Component Design (HCD) Library • Functional models in the Hydraulic library • Using components from the Hydraulic Library • Specicities of the HCD Library concept • Building hydraulic components using the HCD Library ¼ Hydraulic lines ¼ Illustration with practical examples

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who start using LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for the design of their hydraulic components and / or systems. Attendees of the course must have completed the initial training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Pneumatic Systems and Components Course Objective

2 days

All you need to know to simulate pneumatic systems and components will be taught to you, ranging from providing you a comprehensive understanding of the parameters and essential modeling assumptions involved, to the practical use of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim to design and analyse. For additional details on thermal exchanges please refer to the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Thermal Fluid Systems course.

Training content ¼

The LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Pneumatic and Pneumatic Component Design (PCD) libraries ¼ Specicities of the PCD library concept ¼ Building pneumatic components using the LMS Imagine. Lab AMESim PCD library ¼ Handling elementary physical phenomena in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • Thermodynamics laws • Gas properties (perfect, semi-perfect, mixtures) • Flow rate in restrictions (Flow coefcient, ISO 6358)

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State equations in volumes: polytropic and heat exchange approaches • Pneumatic lines ¼ Using the linear analysis tools • Eigen values • Frequency response • Modal shape ¼ Brief review of the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim ThermalPneumatic library ¼ Illustration with basic practical examples

Who should attend? This course is intended for Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for the design and the analysis of their pneumatic systems and components. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, basic knowledge in pneumatics is required.



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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Thermal Fluid Systems Course Objective

2 days

We’ll provide a good understanding of the thermal aspects and exchanges that can be added to any uid system in interaction with the environment and/or any material participating to the dif ferent heat transfers. For more details on the purely hydraulic or pneumatic aspects please refer to the courses on Hydraulic or Pneumatic Systems.

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The LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Thermal, Thermal Hydraulic, Thermal Hydraulic Component Design and Thermal-Pneumatic libraries Multi-uid, multi-solid and gas mixture capabilities Building systems with detailed thermal exchanges Half heat exchangers Review of elementary physical phenomena represented in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • Thermal properties of solids and uids (liquids and gas) • Heat transfers by conduction, convection, radiation • Dimensionless numbers associated to heat transfers

• Transient thermal phenomena • Detailed description of thermal components ¼ Enthalpy ow rates / isenthalpic assumption in restrictions ¼ Illustration with basic practical examples

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who need to take into account thermal phenomena in the simulation and the analysis of their hydraulic or pneumatic systems and components. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. It is recommended to have followed the training LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Hydraulic Systems or Pneumatic Systems and Components, as well as basic knowledge in thermal uid systems.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Planar Mechanical Systems Course Objective

1 day

We’ll provide a good understanding of the assumptions and specicities used in the modeling of 2D planar mechanical systems with the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim dedicated library. For applications involving hydraulic and/or pneumatic systems, it is recommended to attend the corresponding dedicated courses.

Training content ¼

The Planar Mechanical Library The different joint models illustrated with examples • Prismatic joint • Rotary joint • Slotted link • The jack element ¼ The bodies • Coordinate systems (absolute and relative) • Denition of the center of gravity and junction points • Initial constraints/DOF ¼

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The system assembly process Connection to components from the Mechanical Library Connection to hydraulic actuators The library and the linear analysis AMEAnimation : the integrated visualization and animation tool Review of elementary physical phenomena represented in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • Equations of constraint Illustration with basic practical examples • Digger • Connecting rod

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for simulation and analysis of 2-dimensional mechanical systems in translation and rotation. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim.. In addition, basic knowledge of mechanical systems is required.

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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Two-phase Flow Systems Course Objective

2 days

We’ll teach you how to handle two-phase uid ows in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim as well as external exchanges with moist air. You’ll be guided through the modeling and design of two -phase ow systems using the Two Phase Flow Library.

Training content ¼

The Thermal and Two-Phase Flow libraries Internal ow ¼ External ow with moist air ¼ Heat exchanges ¼ Review of elementary physical phenomena represented in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim • Fluid properties (state equation) • P-V diagram • Fluid states / Boundary conditions • Regular and singular pressure drop ¼

components • Energy transport ¼ Illustration with practical examples

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for simulation and analysis of transients in systems where phase changes occur, who want to model the dynamic or static behavior of typical refrigerant loops. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, knowledge of two-phase ow phenomena and related systems is required. We recommend to rst complete the training course on the design of thermal uid systems.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Air Conditioning Systems Course Objective

1 day

You’ll be guided through the modeling and design of refrigerant loops using the Air Conditioning Library. Partly focused on automotive applications, these library components help the user in the design and sizing of air conditioning systems.

Training content ¼

The Air Conditioning Library and its components • Compressors • Condensers • Evaporators • Expansion devices • Accumulators • Cabin models ¼ Modeling, simulation and analysis of air conditioning systems with increasing complexity • Typical structure of Air Conditioning systems

• • •

Specicity of each component Non-homogeneous velocity prole on the condenser front end Charge and temperature initialization

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for simulation and analysis of the dynamic or static behavior of mobile air conditioning systems. All participants should have completed the ‘Two-phase ow systems’ training course. In addition, knowledge of two-phase ow phenomena and air conditioning systems is required.



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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Lubrication Application training Course Objective

1 day

We’ll introduce the capabilities of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim in the design and analysis of engine lubrication systems. We’ll provide details on the modeling of the main components involved in lubrication systems, and illustrate this through complete lubrication system modeling application examples.

Training content ¼

¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

Introduction to lubrication systems modeling in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim using Thermal-Hydraulic and Thermal-Hydraulic Component Design (HCD) libraries Introduction to Thermal-Hydraulic Resistance category Design of a complete lubrication system Network design using bends, junctions, expansions/contractions, etc. Analysis of bearings sub models in AMESim Complete integration of lubrication system

Who should attend? Powertrain engineers who are in-charge of designing lubrication systems and related valve train auxiliary systems. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. This course requires knowledge in the hydraulic systems modeling with LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim and in the Component Design approach. We recommend to rst complete the training course on the design of thermal uid systems.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Cooling Systems Course Objective

2 days

We’ll provide details of the modeling of cooling systems and heat exchanger stacks in order to better understand and simulate their physical behavior. This course combines theoretical aspects together with relevant practical examples.

Training content ¼

Introduction Presentation of the thermal, thermal-hydraulic and cooling system libraries ¼ Components • Centrifugal pump, thermostat, heater core component, immersion heater, oil-coolant heat exchanger, EGR heat exchanger • Engine components and radiator components • Condenser and compressor ¼ Modeling a simple cooling system ¼ How to build an equivalent model for the engine submodel using basic ¼

¼ ¼ ¼

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elements? Presentation of the heat library Main features: velocity mode and pressure mode The main components of the heat exchangers: • Type: liquid/gas • Heat exchange models: simple heat ux / NTU-based method, geometry based • Conguration (internal uid): simple or multipass - inlet • Pre/Post processing functionalities Coupling with Powerow Examples

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are in charge of the design and analysis of cooling systems and heat exchanger stacks and who want to enhance their expertise in the domain with the support of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. This course requires knowledge in the thermal aspects and exchanges with LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. We recommend to rst complete the training course on the design of thermal uid systems.

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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Transmission System Course Objective

2 days

This training enables the designer to address the various physical phenomena involved in powertrain system simulation. The participant is guided through the design and analysis of transmission systems and components from the engine up to the wheels.

Training content ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

Introduction to the Powertrain Library Sign conventions End stops Friction models Clutches and brakes Tires Gear trains -planetary gear train –idle gear models Bearings Gears and bearings thermal models Torque conversion elements (Torque converter, CVT)

¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

Synchronizer Contact models Vehicle models Engine models 2D and 3D models Theory explanations are coming with examples enabling the attendees to practice during the training

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for the design of their transmission systems. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, knowledge in mechanical systems is required.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Driving performance, fuel economy and emissions Course Objective

2 days

We’ll provide insights in the use of the IFP-Drive library dedicated to the simulation and analysis of conventional, hybrid and electrical vehicle global per formance, fuel consumption and emissions. The course presents in detail the components of the librar y and its global approach, mainly through tabulated data, for vehicle architecture studies. The couplings with other LMS Imagine.Lab libraries for more comprehensive analysis are also introduced.

Training content ¼ ¼

Presentation of the IFP Drive Library The different components and their assumptions: • Drive cycle (mission prole) • Drivers • Vehicle loads • IC engine • Drive train components • Electric components • Cooling system • Exhaust/after-treatment

¼

Manipulation of data les The different outputs ¼ Illustration with practical examples • A complete gasoline vehicle with exhaust system • A diesel vehicle with manual gearbox and clutch • A gasoline vehicle with automatic gearbox • A hybrid vehicle ¼

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for the evaluation of vehicle fuel consumption and pollutant emissions, especially over different driving cycles. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, knowledge in vehicle technology is required.



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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Internal Combustion Engine Course Objective

2 days

We’ll teach you how to model internal combustion engines within LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim using components from the IFP-Engine Librar y. This training course presents the link with the engine control (plant modeling) and the possibilities offered for control design and validation. It also gives an introduction to engine performance analysis using the CFD1D library and to coupling with other subsystems such as transmission, cooling or injection for system integration.

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The IFP Engine library and its components Global parameters & gas properties description Components for engine modeling Combustion models for: • Spark ignition engines (gasoline, ex-fuels…) • Compression ignition (diesel) The combustion model tting tools Plant modeling and real time Introduction to CFD1D for engine per formance

Engine integration within the vehicle: • Transmission system • Injection system • Engine thermal management • Connection with IFP-Drive

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for the simulation and analysis of Internal Combustion Engines. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, knowledge in engine technologies is required.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Electromechanical Components Course Objective

1 day

This training course focuses on the electrical and magnetic aspects of the elements necessary in building optimal components and is designed to provide all the elements necessary in building optimal models. We’ll teach about the assumptions and specicities of the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Electromechanical Librar y.

Training content ¼

Overview of the electromechanical libraries Using components from the Electrical Basics Library (EB) ¼ Using components from the Electromechanical Library (EM) ¼ Review of elementary physical phenomena represented in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim (Magnetic properties of materials: saturation, hysteresis,…) ¼ Illustration with basic practical examples throughout the training course: ¼

• • • • •

Building of a solenoid with basic elements Piezo (basic modeling) Torque motor Drivers and Control (PWM, Current control) Interface with FEM Tool (FLUX 2D/3D)

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for simulation and analysis of electromechanical components such as solenoid valves and actuators. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, a general understanding of electrical and magnetic systems is required

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LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Electric Motors and Drives Course Objective

2 days

This training course focuses on the electrical machines and their control and is designed to provide all the elements necessary in building optimal models. We’ll provide the assumptions and specicities of the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim libraries dedicated to the electrical machines (EMD) and power electronics (ESC).

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Theoretical background in power electronics • Rectiers • Inverters • Choppers • Illustration with basic practical examples ¼ Advanced examples • DC motor and battery • Self commutated synchronous machine • Synchronous machine hysteresis control • Synchronous machine vector control • Start of induction machine

Training content ¼

Using components from the Electrical Basics Library (EB) ¼ Theoretical background in motor models • Electricity and magnetism • Motor dynamic equations (DC, synchronous, induction) • Command electronics • Batteries • Illustration with basic practical examples

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for simulation and analysis of electric motors and drives. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, knowledge in electrical systems is required.

LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim - Automotive Electric Systems Course Objective

2 days

This training course focuses on the 14V power network (battery, alternator and loads) and is designed to provide all the elements necessary in building optimal models of the 14V power network and of specic loads. We’ll teach the assumptions and specicities of the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim libraries dedicated to the Automotive Electrics (AE).

Training content ¼

Using components from the Electrical Basics Library (EB) Using components from the Automotive Electrics Library (AE) • Battery models • Alternator models • Loads models (quasi-static and slow transient) • Illustration with basic practical examples ¼ Advanced examples • Board net with quasi-static model • Board net with transient models • Blower system sizing

• •

Wire and Fuse sizing Window lift system

¼

Who should attend? Technical Specialists or Engineers who are starting to use LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim for simulation and analysis of automotive power networks. All participants should have completed the ‘Getting Started’ training course or have basic knowledge of LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim. In addition, knowledge in electrical systems is required.



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LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics Course Objective

4 days

In this course you will be trained on every aspect of the acoustic calculation process. We will introduce you to the basic theory of Boundary Element Methods (BEM) and Finite Element Methods (FEM). You will learn to use LMS Virtual.Lab to ready a mesh for an acoustical simulation. We will teach how to set up an analysis for interior acoustics, calculate noise radiation, and include uid-structure interaction in your simulation.

• Transient BEM Solver • Fast Multi-Pole BEM Solver • ATV Solver • Vibro-acoustic Solver • Automatically Matched Layer (AML) ¼ Visualization of results and post-processing ¼ Advanced Processing • ATV based Response • Panel Contribution Analysis • Order Cut Sound Synthesis ¼ Exercises

Training content ¼

LMS Virtual.Lab Desktop CAE interfaces to LMS Virtual.Lab ¼ LMS Virtual.Lab Mesh based design • Mesh Morphing • Cavity Meshing • Mesh Coarsening ¼ Visualization of mesh quality ¼ LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustic Analysis • Harmonic BEM Solver • Harmonic FEM Solver ¼

Who should attend? This course is intended for new users of LMS Virtual.Lab that need to learn both the product and application and managers who want to get an overview of the state-of the-art acoustic prediction techniques. A general understanding of Finite Element Methods and Boundary Element Methods is essential to get the most out of this training.

LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics - Advanced Course Objective

1 day

In this course you will learn how to dene aero-acoustic sources (distributed dipoles, distributed quadrupoles, fan sources) as excitations in your BEM/FEM analysis. You will also learn the usage of random acoustics, MATV sensitivity (for optimization), and Inverse Numerical Acoustics (vibration back-calculation) in various practical applications (including wind noise, turbulent noise, engine noise..)

Training content ¼

Aero-Acoustics • distributed dipoles • distributed quadrupoles • fan sources • Lighthill Stress Tensor Analysis • CGNS import • Dipole condensation • Conservative mapping ¼ Random Acoustics • Auto/cross power spectra

• Corco model • Iterative SVD solver • Principal component analysis • Modal based Random Post-Processing ¼ MATV Sensitivity Analysis** • Nastran sensitivity Analysis • Modal Based forced response and sensitivity • MATV response and sensitivity analysis ¼ Inverse Numerical Acoustics • L-curve Regularization

•

Inverse Numerical Acoustics Solution

** Require licenses for Nastran and System Analysis

Who should attend? This course is intended for advanced users of LMS Virtual.Lab acoustics. A general understanding of the Virtual.Lab infrastructure and basic Virtual.Lab Acoustics is required to attend this training.

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LMS Virtual.Lab Correlation & Updating Course Objective

2 days

In this training course you will learn how to correlate modal models obtained through Finite Element techniques and models obtained from Experimental Modal Analysis. We will show you how to predict the sensitivity of the dynamic characteristics for changes in the properties of the structural model and how to use these sensitivities in an updating analysis. Furthermore you will learn how to design a setup for Experimental Modal Analysis using a Finite Element model.

Training content ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

LMS Virtual.Lab Desktop CAE interfaces to LMS Virtual.Lab LMS Virtual.Lab Correlation Correlation Analysis MSC Nastran SOL200 Sensitivity SOL200 Updating Pre-test analysis Visualization of results and post-processing Exercises

Who should attend? New users of LMS Virtual.Lab that need to learn both the product and the application. A background in Finite Element Methods and Experimental Modal Analysis is essential to getting the most out of this course. Familiar ity with operating MSC Nastran is an advantage.

LMS Virtual.Lab Durability Course Objective

2 days

This product training will teach you the basics of Fatigue Life Prediction methods (Stress-Life and Strain-Life Approach) and the Numerical Life Prediction based on FEM Results. You will learn how to set up a durability analysis and evaluate your results using the specic post-processing features of LMS Vir tual.Lab Durability.


LMS Virtual.Lab Environment LMS Virtual.Lab Durability Workbench Theoretical Background of non-FEM fatigue life calculations Basics of Stress Life Approach Basics of Strain Life Approach Numerical Life Prediction based on FEM Results LMS Virtual.Lab Component Fatigue Local Analyses Result Visualization and Reporting Hands-on Exercises

Who should attend? This course is intended for new users. We recommend that you are familiar with fatigue calculation methods.



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LMS Virtual.Lab Durability – Advanced Course Objective

1 day

This course is an add-on to the LMS Virtual.Lab Durability Basic product training. It covers the additional methods of LMS Virtual.Lab Durability relevant for more advanced and specic applications.

Training content ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

Fatigue Life Prediction for Welding Stress Gradient Correction Fatigue Below Surface Transient Analysis LMS Virtual.Lab Vibration Fatigue LMS Virtual.Lab System-Level Fatigue Hands-on Exercises

Who should attend? This course is intended for users who are familiar with the commonly used modules of LMS Virtual.Lab Durability and are looking for more specic methods available within the Durability workbench.

LMS Virtual.Lab Motion Course Objective

3 days

In this product training, you will learn the basics of the CATIA V5 modeling architecture to create Parts and Products for mechanical simulation with LMS Vir tual.Lab Motion. We will teach you how to quickly assemble, analyze and optimize the real world behavior of dynamic mechanical systems on your desktop. You will learn how to dene parameterized mechanical system models for more advanced design studies.

Training content ¼

LMS Virtual.Lab Desktop CAD and CAE interfaces to LMS Vir tual.Lab ¼ LMS Virtual.Lab Motion • Pre -Processing Part and geometry creation Constraints and drivers Forces • Motion Solvers • Introduction to Flexible Bodies ¼

• Post-processing Animation of multi-body models Visualization of resulting functions • Contact Force modeling • Expressions • Parameterization, Design Tables, and Congurations • Simple Control Systems ¼ Exercises

Who should attend? This course is intended for new users of LMS Virtual.Lab Motion who need to learn both the product and the application. A general understanding of structural dynamics is recommended. Previous experience with CAD is an asset.

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LMS Virtual.Lab Motion – Advanced Course Objective

2 days

In this course you will learn about the advanced capabilities of LMS Vir tual.Lab Motion in order to create multi-body models and handle complex types of forces. You will learn how to incorporate nite element models into your own multi-body simulation. We will guide you through the interfacing of LMS Virtual.Lab Motion with external solvers and data sources. We will also show you how to automate processes in LMS Vir tual.Lab and apply optimization calculations. Depending on the input from the attendants, further specic topics and techniques will be reviewed.

Training content ¼

Standard topics: • Solver topics (Integrator options, troubleshooting, etc) • Utilizing CAD Geometry • Sub mechanisms • Control Plant packages (Amesim, Matlab, Easy5) • Animation features and post-processing • Scripting and Journaling • Flexible body modeling with Stress Recovery • User Dened Subroutines

• LMS Virtual.Lab Optimization ¼ Optional topics (based upon attendants interest) • Exporting Loads for Durability and NVH • Cable and Gear systems • Tracked Vehicle Systems • Suspension and Full Vehicle modeling • Tire/Road Interaction ¼ Exercises

Who should attend? This course is for users who wish to model mechanical systems with greater delity and increased efciency. The sessions on advanced elements and modeling techniques will provide modeling solutions to many complex physical phenomena. The sessions on automation, parameterization, and optimization will help the user work more efciently and gain more knowledge from the analyses. Previous experience with using LMS Vir tual.Lab Motion is essential.

LMS Virtual.Lab Noise & Vibration Course Objective

3 days

This training course will teach you how to use LMS Virtual.Lab in the context of structural dynamics. You will learn how to predict structural responses using modal models obtained with Finite Element techniques or Experimental Modal Analysis and/or frequency response functions. We will guide you through the assembly of a global dynamic model from compone nt models. You will also be introduced to the concepts of Transfer Path Analysis and you will learn how to drive MSC Nastran.

Training content ¼

LMS Virtual.Lab Desktop CAE interfaces to LMS Virtual.Lab ¼ LMS Virtual.Lab Noise and Vibration • LMS Virtual.Lab Analysis Applications Noise and Vibration Solvers NVH System Synthesis Solver • Advanced Processing Load Identication Analysis Path and Modal Contribution Analysis Modication Prediction ¼

•

LMS Virtual.Lab Structures Mesh Based Design o Connection Modeling o Assembly MSC Nastran analysis driver ¼ Exercises

Who should attend? New users of Virtual.Lab that need to learn both the product and the application and managers that want to get an overview of the state-of-the-art in advanced applications for structural dynamics. A general understanding of nite element methods and structural dynamics is desirable.



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LMS Virtual.Lab Structures Course Objective

3 days

Teach you how to use LMS Virtual.Lab Structures to pre-process Finite Element Models, launch external solvers and postprocess the results. We will guide you through the creation of assemblies of mesh based and geometry based Finite Element models.

Training content ¼

LMS Virtual.Lab Desktop CAE interfaces to LMS Virtual.Lab ¼ LMS Virtual.Lab Structures • Mesh Based Design Mesh editing Connection Modeling Mass Trimming • Analysis pre/post MSC Nastran analysis driver ANSYS analysis driver

ABAQUS analysis driver ¼ Exercises

¼

Who should attend? This course is intended for new users of LMS Virtual.Lab that need to learn both the product and application and managers who want to get an overview of the state-of-the-art meshing techniques.

LMS Virtual.Lab Structures CATIA Course Objective

1 day

This in an optional extra day to the three days LMS Virtual.Lab Structures training, in which you are taught how to use the standard meshing tools for CATIA V5 to create a mesh from CAD geometry.

Training content ¼

The meshing tools of the CATIA V5 environment • Generative Structural Part Analysis (GPS) • FEM Surfaces (FMS) • FEM Solid (FMD)

Who should attend? This course is intended for new users of LMS Virtual.Lab that need to learn both the product and application and managers who want to get an overview of the state-of-the-art meshing techniques.

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Introduction to Finite Elements method Course Objective

2 days

This training gives an introduction to key concepts of the Finite Elements Method. Based on solid mechanics theory, this training is an ideal pre-requisite to the user of a Finite Elements package.


Basics of mechanics (displacements, constraints, strains and equations linking them all) Principles of the nite elements method (hypotheses; boundary conditions; variationnal approach; reference elements; assembly; numerical integration; equation solving) Application to various nite elements models Modelling tips Lagrange multipliers Elements types Exercises

Who should attend? Mechanical engineers or managers who want to learn the basics of the Finite Elements Method to better understand the added value it can bring to their daily work. Knowledge in solid mechanics as well as in mathematics (especially matrices computation).

Introduction to SAMCEF Field Course Objective

3 days

This training is dedicated to newcomers in SAMCEF Field. It is a must-have for all who want to start using SAMCEF Field as their modelling platform to drive SAMCEF solvers.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Field, SAMCEF Asef and SAMCEF Dynam • Basic principles of mechanics • Short introduction to the Finite Elements Method • Choice of the modelling hypothesis • Import, create and modify CAD geometry

• • • • • • •

Creation of parametric geometrical models How to input and apply loads and boundary conditions The various meshing methods How to check and modify mesh quality How to launch a static (SAMCEF Asef) or modal (SAMCEF Dynam) analysis Postprocessing of the results and validation of models HTML reports

Who should attend? This training is an introduction to linear Finite Elements analysis with SAMCEF Field. It teaches users about how to build models step by step using our intuitive and user friendly SAMCEF Field GUI. The participants must have good knowledge of mechanics and of the Finite Element Method.



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Introduction to advanced modelling in SAMCEF Course Objective

2 days

This training is an introduction to the use of SAMCEF through its command language SAMCEF Bacon. It teaches users about how to build models step by step using our advanced modeling tools.

• • • • •

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Bacon, SAMCEF Asef and SAMCEF Dynam • Basic principles of mechanics • Short introduction to the Finite Elements Method • Choice of the modelling hypothesis • Create and modify geometry

•

Create parametric geometrical models How to input and apply loads and boundary conditions The various meshing methods How to check and modify mesh quality How to launch a static (SAMCEF Asef) or modal (SAMCEF Dynam) analysis Postprocessing of the results and validation of models

Who should attend? This training course is dedicated to newcomers in SAMCEF command language Bacon and who wants to learn the basics of this way of building models. The participants must have basic knowledge of mechanics and the Finite Elements Method.

Modelling using SAMCEF command language Bacon: Advanced training Course Objective

3 days

This training provides an in-depth overview of Bacon command language. Various advanced functionalities, like specic elements, contact... will have no secret for you after this training.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Bacon, SAMCEF Asef and SAMCEF Dynam • What is Bacon ? Environment, Language structure, Abbreviations (basic), Exercices • What is a model ? Elements(*), Materials, Behaviors, Modelisation Hypotheses, Physical properties, Loads & Boundary Conditions, Exercices • Beams, Gluing (basic), Functions, Specic Elements, Exercices • Contacts (basic), Launching basic analyses (Linear Static, Modal, Non-Linear), Post-processing, Exercices (*) Excluded CAD entities creation and use of automatic meshers

Who should attend? Simulation engineers who wish to use SAMCEF Bacon in their daily work or who are already using but would like to be more efcient by learning new features should denitely follow this training. Trainees should have some experience in SAMCEF Bacon (at least equivalent to someone who has followed SLB101 - Introductionto SAMCEF Command language.

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Static and dynamic non-linearities with SAMCEF Field Course Objective

2 days

This training introduces you to the concepts of nonlinear analysis and the use of SAMCEF Mecano Structure through SAMCEF Field. It teaches about the various types of non-linearities : geometrical, material,…as well as time integration schemes and the Newton-Raphson method.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Field, MECANO Structure. • Theoretical aspects of non linear analyses • Methods of resolution: Newton-Raphson, Newmark, HHT • Setting up the data: time steps strategy, material laws, initial conditions • Contact with or without friction in linear and nonlinear analysis with large displacements • Parameters for launching the computation • Specic post processing (animation, curves, etc)

Who should attend? This training course is well suited for newcomers in non linear analyses who want a better understanding of the various concepts linked to such computations. Trainees should have some experience in SAMCEF Field (at least equivalent to someone who has followed SLF101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Field.

Static and dynamic non-linearities with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode Course Objective

3 days

This training introduces you to the concepts of nonlinear analysis and the use of SAMCEF Mecano Structure through SAMCEF command language Bacon. It teaches about the various types of non-linearities : geometrical, material,…as well as time integration schemes and the Newton-Raphson method.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Bacon, MECANO Structure • Theoretical aspects of non linear analyses • Methods of resolution: Newton-Raphson, Newmark, HHT • Setting up the data: time steps strategy, material laws, initial conditions • Contact with or without friction in linear and nonlinear analysis with large displacements • Parameters for launching the computation • Specic post processing (animation, curves, etc.)

Who should attend? This training course is well suited for newcomers in non linear analyses who want a better understanding of the various concepts linked to such computations. Trainees should have some experience in SAMCEF Bacon (at least equivalent to someone who has followed SLB101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Command language.



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Analyzing mechanisms with SAMCEF Field Course Objective

2 days

This training teaches about the way to build a multi body simulation (MBS) model using SAMCEF Mecano Motion through SAMCEF Field.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Field, MECANO Motion • Theory: variational formulation, internal forces and tangent stiffness matrix, strategy of calculations • Static and dynamic hypotheses • Types of kinematic joints and how to assign them Boundary conditions • Automatic creation of rigid mesh • Specic post processing (animation, curves, etc.)

Who should attend? This training is dedicated to engineers who want to run classical MBS analyses using SAMCEF Mecano through SAMCEF Field. The unique ability of SAMCEF Mecano to use real Finite Elements models to model exible links is also explained. Trainees should have some experience in SAMCEF Field (at least equivalent to someone who has followed SLF101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Field.

Analyzing mechanisms with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode Course Objective

3 days

This training provides the knowledge necessary to study articulated systems such as door handles, opening of aileron of planes, deployment of solar panels etc. It seeks to answer questions like: which exible elements to use to simulate reality? How to calculate the trajectory precisely and determine the evolution of stresses during the motion? The functionalities of SAMCEF Mecano for multibody analysis are explained using several examples through the command language of SAMCEF Bacon.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Bacon, MECANO Motion. • Theory: variational formulation, internal forces and tangent stiffness matrix, strategy of calculations • Static, quasi-static, kinematic and dynamic modes • Joints, local stiffness, springs, bushings • Boundary conditions • Rigid body mesh • Specic post-processing (animation, curves, etc.)

Who should attend? Users familiar with SAMCEF Bacon who want to study the behavior of mechanisms. The attendee must have knowledge of SAMCEF Bacon (at least equivalent to the training course SLB101 or SLB104).

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Analysis of composite structures with SAMCEF Field Course Objective

1 day

This training covers the analysis of laminated/multi-layered composite material structures. You learn how to create a ply or a laminate on your structure and how to drap one or more layers on the model. At the postprocessing stage, the results are analyzed based on different criteria. The stresses and deformations can be analyzed through the thickness or at the individual layers. Several industrial examples are presented within the intuitive and user friendly SAMCEF Field environment and its specic functionalities dedicated to the analysis of the composites.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Field, SAMCEF Asef and SAMCEF Dynam • Theoretical review • Homogenization and results processing by layer • Shell and volume composite elements • Modellings of sandwiches structures • Composite draping simulation • Criteria of rupture • Calculation • Specic postprocessing

Who should attend? Users familiar with the SAMCEF Field who wish to study composite material structures. The participant must have knowledge of the SAMCEF Field at least equivalent to the training course SLF101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Field.

Analysis of composite structures with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode Course Objective

2 days

This training covers the analysis of composite material structures. You learn how to create a ply or a laminate and how to drap one or more layers on the model using SAMCEF Bacon.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Bacon, SAMCEF Asef, SAMCEF Dynam • Theoretical review • Homogenization and results processing by layer • Shell and volume composite elements • Modellings of wound and sandwiches structures • Composite draping simulation • Criteria of rupture • Calculation • Specic postprocessing

Who should attend? Users familiar with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode who wish to study composite material structures. The participant must have knowledge of the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode at least equivalent to the training course SLB101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Command language.



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Thermal and thermo-mechanical analysis with SAMCEF Field Course Objective

2 days

This training provides you with the basics necessary for linear and non-linear thermal study of models, including solids, whose characteristics may or may not vary with temperature and/or time. You dene data for problems involving conduction, convection, radiation and analyse the results. An essential and precise overview of the theoretical basics is presented, including: linear, non-linear stationary and transitory cases. The examples are carried out in the intuitive and convenient SAMCEF Field environment.

Training content ¼

Studied modules of SAMCEF software: SAMCEF Field, SAMCEF Thermal • Theoretical overview of thermics • Diagrams of integration • Thermal data settings (material, boundary conditions, loading) • Thermal elements • Linear, non-linear, stationary and transient calculations. Specic post-processing • Calculation of the thermo mechanical constraints with the assistance of SAMCEF Asef or SAMCEF Mecano Structure

Who should attend? Users wishing to make thermal studies. Users with knowledge of SAMCEF Field, having to analyse thermal problems.

Thermal and thermo-mechanical analysis with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode Course Objective

2 days

This training provides the basis necessary for the linear or nonlinear thermal analysis considering the change in material properties with time and/or temperature. The user can specify the conduction, convection and radiation characteristics and obtain specic results for these. An essential and precise review of the theory is presented: linear, nonlinear stationary or transient. The examples are carried out with the command language of the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Bacon, SAMCEF Thermal • Theoretical review of thermodynamics • Diagrams of integration • Specication of data (material, boundary conditions, loading) • Thermal elements • Linear, non-linear, stationary and transient calculations, Specic postprocessings • Calculation of the thermomechani cal constraints in SAMCEF Asef or MECANO Structure

Who should attend? Users familiar with the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode who wish to undertake thermal studies. The participant must have a knowledge of the SAMCEF advanced modelling mode at least equivalent to the training course SLB101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Command language.

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Analysis of rotating machines with SAMCEF Rotors Course Objective

2 days

This training teaches users about how to analyze rotating machines using SAMCEF Rotors. All aspects (Rotor stability and Harmonic and Transient responses) are covered through our GUI SAMCEF Field.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Field, SAMCEF Rotor, RotorT • Theoretical recalls: physics behind the rotating structures • Calculation of critical engine failure speeds and Stability analysis • Resolution of the eigenvalues problem • Pre processing, organization of calculation and results. Post processing • Harmonic and transient response in linear and non-linear approach • Equations of motion, non-linear connection element • Methods of response calculation, transient initial conditions • Loading: asynchronous unbalances, forces, accelerations, operational loads • Use of super elements

Who should attend? Users familiar with SAMCEF Field who wish to study and simulate rotating machines. The participant must have knowledge of SAMCEF Field at least equivalent to the training course SLF101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Field.

Analysis of wind Turbines with SAMCEF for Wind Turbines Course Objective

3 days

This training gives an introduction to the use of the SAMCEF Wind Turbines Desktop, where pre-embedded models can be used.

Training content ¼

Training will be made of different chapters: • SAMCEF Wind Turbines desktop to retrieve and edit predened models (wind turbine components library) to launch predened computation schemes • Parametrized models: details about the content of the different predened models and the different theories/hypothesis used • Loadcases denition: Wind generation Certication loadcase denition

•

•

•

Analyses: explains the different analyses possible through SAMCEF Wind Turbines: Modal analysis; Transient analysis (various wind denition, start-up, E-stop); Fatigue evalutation. Specic post-processing: transient loads are available for every component. Load duration distribution; Rain ow count results; Waterfalls diagrams; Campbell diagrams. Computation ow and les management

Who should attend? Anyone involved in Wind Turbines design (loads, component designers,...) who want to start using SAMCEF Wind Turbines in the frame of its work. A good knowledge of the Wind Turbine design and of this industry in general is required. Basic experience in numerical simulation is a big plus.



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Modal analysis and vibration response with SAMCEF Field Course Objective

2 days

This training covers the modelling of the dynamic behaviour of structures: computation of their eigenmodes using SAMCEF Dynam and of their response to harmonic forces using SAMCEF Repdyn.

Training content ¼

SAMCEF modules covered: SAMCEF Field, SAMCEF Dynam and SAMCEF Repdyn • Theoretical review of modal analysis • How to calculate eigenvalues (Lanczos, Lanczos per blocks, Jacobi, Power, Multi-iteration) • Notions of Rigid body modes, effective masses, normalization of the modes, frequency shift • Organization of calculation and results • Postprocessing • Theoretical review of harmonic and transient response • Modal superposition and direct integration • Initial conditions, calculation and post processing

Who should attend? Users familiar with SAMCEF Field who wish to learn about the dynamic behaviour of structures and how to model it. Trainees should have some experience in SAMCEF Field at least equivalent to someone who has followed SLF101 - Introduction to SAMCEF Field.

Analysis of exible devices with TEA Pipe Course Objective

1 day

This training presents the use of TEA Pipe to analyze exible pipes using the functionalities of SAMCEF Mecano and BOSS quattro for optimization. It covers the optimization of mutual positionings, deformations, large discplacements, contact,... without leaving the CATIA V5 environment and without explicitly entering in the Finite Elements world. The exercises, based on industrial examples, are treated in CATIA V5.


Description of the necessary data and of the CATIA environment (databases, minimal geometry,...) Denition of cables and launching of a basic simulation Link with CATIA-kinematics Fast simulation including kinematics Denition of the various intermediate support, reinforcements, spirals Collision detection Optimization with TEA Pipe to achieve a better solution (minimum length, maximum distance from the surrounding parts)

Who should attend? Users familiar with CATIA who wish to study the behaviour of exible devices. The participant must have knowledge of non-linear analysis with CATIA V5 and GPS.

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LMS Test.Lab Acoustic Intensity Course Objective

2 days

Attendants of this course will learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for the acquisition and analysis of Acoustic Intensity measurements. Following some lectures on general background information and theory, you will learn how to use the product through exercises on practical examples and go through applications of sound intensity techniques in elds like sound power calculation, sound source localization and sound transmission loss.

Training content ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

LMS Test.Lab Desktop Introduction Sound Intensity Theory LMS Test.Lab Geometry LMS Test.Lab Acoustic Intensity Testing LMS Test.Lab Acoustic Intensity Analysis Practical Application examples: • Sound Power - ISO9614 • Source Localization • Sound Transmission Loss

Who should attend? This course is intended for engineers and technicians who wish to acquire and analyze acoustic data to meet specications, measure and view intensity maps and calculate sound power.

LMS Test.Lab Data Acquisition Course Objective

2 days

This product training is geared towards the test technician who needs to operate LMS Test.Lab to acquire data. The focus will be on data acquisition and verication. Tutorials will be used to demonstrate software use.


Introduction to LMS Test.Lab Desktop: Data visualiation LMS Test.Lab Impact Testing LMS Test.Lab Spectral Testing + Source Control LMS Test.Lab Time Recording (Throughput Acquisition) LMS Test.Lab Signature Testing LMS Test.Lab Order Tracking

Who should attend? The course is intended for technicians that need to learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for data acquisition.



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LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing – Vibration Control Course Objective

3 days

In this product training, you will become familiar with the basics of how to operate LMS Test.Lab and how to set up a closed loop vibration control test, execute it, and process the results. Setting up, acquiring, processing and reporting will be covered while testing an industrial structure. You will also become familiar with the background of closed loop vibration testing and we will teach you how to use Data Reduction in parallel with a vibration control system.


LMS Test.Lab Desktop: Data visualization LMS Test.Lab Desktop: Plotting and Report generation LMS Test.Lab Sine Vibration Control LMS Test.Lab Batch Printing LMS Test.Lab Tracked Sine Dwell LMS Test.Lab Random Vibration Control LMS Test.Lab Combined Modes LMS Test.Lab Shock Vibration Control LMS Test.Lab Shock Response Synthesis and Analysis LMS Test.Lab Data Reduction

¼

LMS Test.Lab Test Sequencing ¼ LMS Test.Lab Compare Runs

Who should attend? The course is intended for users that need to learn how to operate LMS Test.Lab for closed loop vibration control testing and for engineers and managers that want to learn about the LMS Test.Lab Environmental products. We recommend a basic knowledge of vibration measurements.

LMS Test.Lab Rotating Machinery Testing Course Objective

3 days

This product training will walk through an industrial example with resonances and order information. You will learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for the analysis of rotating machinery harmonics through real-life exercises. We will review the basics of harmonic analysis and teach you hands on how to perform measurements and process the results. We will show you how to animate mechanical structures using the acquired data as well as how to process previously acquired data.

Training content ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

Review of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) LMS Test.Lab Desktop: Data visualization Review of signature & order analysis theory LMS Test.Lab Signature Testing Post-Processing Time Signal Editing & Throughput Processing Advanced & Automated reporting Structural Analysis • Geometry • Operational Deection Shapes & Time Animation

¼

Specic/Advanced Techniques: • Ofine RPM Extraction • Real Time Octaves ¼ Exercises included for each topic

Who should attend? Engineers and technicians who need to learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for Rotating Machinery analysis or want to learn about its capabilities. We recommend a basic understanding of Noise and Vibration measurements on rotating machinery.

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LMS Test.Lab Rotating Machinery - Advanced (Angle Domain Processing) Course Objective

1 day

This product training will explain the principals behind and the sofware use of LMS Test. Lab for angle domain processing of rotating components.

Training content ¼

Background on angle domain processing LMS Test.Lab Signature Testing for Angle Domain Data Acquisition ¼ LMS Test.Lab Angle Domain Processing ¼ Exercises ¼

Who should attend? Engineers and technicians who need to learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for angle domain processing of rotating machinery data. The knowledge of LMS Test. Lab Signature Testing and Signature Throughput Processing is assumed.

LMS Test.Lab Sound Quality Course Objective

2 days

You will learn how to perform the different steps in sound quality assessment with LMS Test.Lab: recording, replaying, ltering & editing, analysing and reporting. Next to a theoretical training on general sound quality and different objective analysis tools, you will be trained on choosing and applying these tools on comprehensive examples using the LMS Test.Lab Sound Diagnosis workbook.

Training content ¼

General Introduction to LMS Test.Lab Desktop Sound Quality introduction & theory • Physical Background • Psychoacoustics • Sound Quality Metrics • Subjective Analysis ¼ Recording & Online Psychoacoustic metrics ¼ Replaying • Listening • Time Data handling ¼

• Filtering Objective Analysis • (tracked) Spectral Analysis • Sound Metrics ¼ Reporting ¼

Who should attend? This course is meant for engineers and technicians involved in engineering a product’s sound to enhance its overall quality and/or building/maintaining brand identity. Basic knowledge of acoustic measurements and analysis is recommended.



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LMS Test.Lab Structures – Modal Testing and Analysis Course Objective

3 days

In this product training, you will become familiar with the basics of how to operate LMS Test.Lab and how to use it for Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA). We will use an industrial example to walk you through the LMS Test.Lab Structures family. We will also introduce you to more advanced techniques such as how to extract modal parameters from data acquired under operating conditions and challenging boundary conditions. We will conclude by explaining how to use modal parameters in computations to adjust a structures’ dynamic behavior.

Training content ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

Review of theory of Experimental Modal Analysis Review of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) techniques for data acquisition LMS Test.Lab Desktop: Data visualization LMS Test.Lab Spectral Testing + Source Control LMS Test.Lab Modal Impact LMS Test.Lab Geometry LMS Test.Lab Modal Analysis LMS Test.Lab Multi-Run Modal Analysis LMS Test.Lab Modication Prediction

¼

LMS Test.Lab Rigid Body Calculator ¼ LMS Test.Lab Desktop: Printing and Plotting

Who should attend? The course is intended for engineers and technicians that need to learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for experimental modal analysis or that want to learn about its capabilities. We recommend a basic knowledge of vibration measurements, structural dynamics and a basic understanding of digital signal processing.

LMS Test.Lab Structures – Modal Testing and Analysis Advanced Course Objective

1 day

In this product training we will introduce you to more advanced techniques such as how to extract modal parameters from data acquired under operating conditions and challenging boundary conditions. Also the multiple-input multiple-output techniques and normal mode testing will be treated.

Training content ¼

LMS Test.Lab Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) LMS Test.Lab MIMO FRF Testing ¼ LMS Test.Lab MIMO Swept & Stepped Sine Testing ¼ LMS Test.Lab Normal Mode Testing ¼

Who should attend? The course is intended for engineers and technicians that need to learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for experimental modal analysis or that want to learn about its capabilities. We recommend a basic knowledge of vibration measurements, structural dynamics and a basic understanding of digital signal processing.

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LMS Test.Lab Throughput Data Processing Course Objective

2 days

Attendants of this course will learn how to use LMS Test.Lab products for the processing and reporting of time recordings. Various advanced time data analysis techniques will be addressed.


LMS Test.Lab Desktop: Data visualization Selecting Time Recordings Editing Time Recordings LMS Test.Lab Signature Throughput Processing LMS Test.Lab Time Signal Calculator LMS Test.Lab Ofine RPM Extraction LMS Test.Lab Harmonic Tracking LMS Test.Lab Frame Statistics LMS Test.Lab Ofine ANSI-IEC Octave Filtering LMS Test.Lab Time-Variant Frequency Analysis

¼

LMS Test.Lab Audio Replay and Filtering ¼ Exercises

Who should attend? This course is intended for engineers and technicians who wish to process time histories in LMS Test.Lab for all sorts of applications. We recommend a basic knowledge of noise and vibrations, and order analysis.

LMS Test.Lab Transfer Path Analysis Course Objective

2 days

To become familiar using LMS Test.Lab for single and multi reference transfer path analysis, load calculation, principal component analysis and contribution analysis. The required measurements will be provided and discussed, but will not be acquired during the cl ass. LMS Test.Lab Signature Testing, Spectral Testing, and Modal Impact could be used for these measurements.


Some theory behind Transfer Path Analysis LMS Test.Lab Single Reference Transfer Path Analysis Load Identication methods LMS Test.Lab Principal Component Analysis LMS Test.Lab Multi Reference Transfer Path Analysis LMS Test.Lab Operational Transfer Path Analysis LMS Test.Lab OPAX Exercises

Who should attend? The course is intended for engineer s and technicians that need to learn how to use LMS Test.Lab for Transfer Path Analysis. We recommend a basic knowledge of structural measurements and modal analysis. The required measurements will be provided and discussed, but will not be acquired during the class.



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LMS Test.Lab Windows Automation Course Objective

3 days

In this course you will use Windows Automation and Visual Basic to automate LMS Test.Lab to increase its functionalities. You will learn how to communicate with and create add-ins for LMS Test.Lab. We will guide you through writing an application and running Test.Lab as a server application. You will also learn how to write your own programs using LMS Test.Lab building components.


General introduction Displays and printing Access to and processing of LMS Test.Lab data Automating an acquisition Module loader: Using LMS Test.Lab components in your own program Advanced use of internal structures (Enumeration types / IData / Attributemap) How to include your program in a LMS Test.Lab worksheet, how to use the manual Exercises: each customer will be able to create his/her LMS Test.Lab automation project or work on their existing one

Who should attend? This course is intended for engineers and technicians that want to make their own LMS Test.Lab based applications as well as for IT professionals who would like to make customizations of LMS Test.Lab. Attendees of the course must be able to write their own simple Visual Basic programs. We recommend that you are familiar with LMS Test.Lab.

LMS Test.Xpress Course Objective

1 day

In this course, you will learn the use and application of the LMS Test.Xpress analyzer software in combination with the LMS Scadas Mobile. or LMS Pimento front-end. Through a mix of presentations and hands-on exercises, you will learn to perform vibro-acoustic measurements with the system. All functionalities of the system will be addressed: FFT, Octave, order analysis, reporting,...

Training content

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Octave Analyzer

¼

General DSP background and exercises LMS Test.Xpress - basic structure • Conguration of channels • Measurement Settings and Online Functions • Displays • Operation References • Reporting • Working with Procedures ¼ FFT Analyzer ¼ Order Analyzer ¼

Who should attend? The course is intended for users that need to learn how to operate LMS Test.Xpress for noise and vibration measurements and analysis. We recommend a basic knowledge of noise and vibration measurements.

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LMS Test.Xpress - Advanced Course Objective

1 day

In this course, you will learn the use and application of the LMS Test.Xpress analyzer software in combination with the LMS Scadas Mobile. or LMS Pimento front-end. Through a mix of presentations and hands-on exercises, you will learn to perform measurements and analysis for a choice of specic applications like modal impact testing, human body vibration, sound intensity and sound power.

Training content ¼

Available topics (choice based on interest of the attendants): • Modal Impact Testing • Modal Analysis Lite and Structure Animation • Durability testing • Human Body Vibration • Pressure based ISO Sound Power • Sound Intensity for ISO9614 Sound Power Calculati on

Who should attend? The course is intended for users that need to learn how to operate LMS Test.Xpress for noise and vibration measurements and analysis in specic applications. We recommend a basic knowledge of acoustic/vibration measurements.

LMS TecWare – Load Data Processing Course Objective

2 days

This product training is an introduction to the commonly used modules of LMS TecWare. By the end, you will be familiar with the Load Data Processing methods of LMS TecWare such as rainow counting and range pair calculation. You will learn how to analyze and consolidate time histories and shorten them for accelerated testing using the Rainow Projection Filter.


Load Data Handling Interactive Time Data Processing Anomaly Processing (e.g. Drifts and Spikes) Filter Methods Spectral Analysis Rainow and Histogram Analysis Rainow Data Processing Damage-based Ti me Compression Basics of Automation & Reporting (using pre-dened processes) Hands-on Exercises

Who should attend? This course is intended for new users. Familiarity with load data analysis and counting methods is recommended but not mandatory.



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LMS TecWare Automation using ProcessBuilder Course Objective

1 day

The ProcessBuilder allows you to automate your workow by graphically adding and connecting different TecWare methods. It has two different usage modes: the Composer mode, where you work on an easy to use set of parameters, and the Architect mode, which provides an extensive functionality of r ules and conditions. This class will teach you how to set up processes in Composer mode, where you can easily dene and parameterize different methods and connect them to a workow.


Set up, execute and debug processes Display intermediate results Handle input and output les Manage the data ow in a process Example processes Hands-on exercises

Who should attend? This course is intended for users who are familiar with LMS TecWare methods and need to know how to automate the processing of data. No programming experience required.

LMS Tecware Advanced Methods Course Objective

1 day

This course is an add-on to the LMS TecWare Basic product training. It covers the additional methods of LMS TecWare relevant for more advanced and specic applications.

Training content ¼

Block Cycle Test Denition Multi-axial Rainow methods ¼ Rotating Components ¼ Load Data Synthesis (CombiTrack) ¼ Hands-on Exercises ¼

Who should attend? This course is intended for users who are familiar with the commonly used modules of LMS TecWare Load Data Processing and are looking for more specic methods available within LMS TecWare.

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Digital Signal processing Course Objective

4 days

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is the core technology behind today’s noise and vibration testing. The techniques used and the associated assumptions along with their strengths and weaknesses will be presented in lecture format, and then re-enforced through active participation of the attendees. This course presents a hands-on approach to understanding the key elements of digital signal processing which relate to noise and vibration testing. The rst part of the course is intended as an introduction or review of Digital Signal Processing for engineers and technicians active in NVH. The rest of the course will focus on state-of-the-art topics and explore the latest and most advanced aspects of digital signal processing. This course is taught by a university professor knowledgeable in the eld. LMS software products are used to demonstrate principals learned.


Sampling/Quantization Averaging Fourier Transform Aliasing Windowing Time Domain Measurements Frequency Domain Measurements Digital Filtering Rotating Machinery Measurement Techniques Fixed Sampling

¼

Order Tracking ¼ Kalman Filtering ¼ Signal Statistics ¼ Time-Frequency Analysis

Who should attend? This seminar is intended for engineers and technicians that want to gain a profound insight in practical aspects and the theories behind the use of data acquisition systems and Fourier analyzers. They will also learn about more advanced time and frequency domain processing techniques.

Basic Modal Analysis Course Objective

4 days

Modal analysis is an essential technology behind solving today’s noise and vibration problems. This seminar focuses on the practical implementation of experimental modal analysis testing. This is accomplished through understanding basic technical concepts and practical hands-on performance of an experimental modal test. Concepts of theoretical background, digital signal processing, excitation techniques and extraction of modal parameters from measured frequency response functions is the goal of this seminar. This course is taught by a university professor knowledgeable in the eld. LMS software products are used for the experimental modal test performed during the course.


Overview & Theory of Experimental Modal Analysis Single degree of freedom relationships Multiple degree of freedom r elationships Poles and residues Digital Signal Processing for Experimental Modal Analysis Sampling and Quantization, Aliasing, Leakage, Windowing Frequency Response Function Estimators Frequency Response & Coherence Functions

¼

Excitation Techniques Calibration ¼ Measurement Examples (Good vs. Bad) ¼ Modal Parameter Estimation ¼ Modal Validation ¼

Who should attend? This seminar is intended for engineers and technicians that currently practice or need to learn how to do modal tests and therefore need to gain a profound insight in both practical aspects and the theories behind it. They will learn about the advantages and the limitations of the different measurement techniques and analysis options.



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Advanced Modal Analysis Course Objective

5 days

This seminar focuses on additional test and analysis tools beyond those presented in the Basic Modal Analysis seminar. Topics include operating data, multiple input multiple output testing, advanced multiple reference modal parameter estimation, structural dynamic modication using both modal data and measured impedances, forced response simulation, and other topics related to advanced manipulation of measured structural dynamic data. This course is taught by two university professors knowledgeable in the eld. LMS software products are used for the data collection and reduction performed during the course.


Overview of Advanced Test and Analysis Techniques Multiple Input/Output Testing Principal Component Analysis Frequency Response Function Estimators Multiple/Partial Coherence Functions PolyMAX Modal Parameter Estimation Mode Indicator Functions, Stabilization Diagram Operating Deection Analysis Operational Modal Analysis Structural Modication - Mass, Spring, Truss, Dashpot,

Beam, Tuned Absorber ¼ Forced Response Simulation ¼ Modal and Frequency Based Substructuring

Who should attend? This seminar is intended for engineers and technicians that currently practice or need to learn how to do modal tests and therefore need to gain a profound insight in both practical aspects and the theories behind it. Students should have completed Basic Modal Analysis training or have the equivalent work experience.

More information on www.lmsintl.com/training

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LMS Master Class - Ground Vibration Testing Course Objective

4 days

The 4-day Master Class provides a clear overview of the challenges and associated solutions for dynamic testing of full aircraft structures. The master class rolls out an integrated approach to handle the test preparation, modal testing, modal analysis, numerical model correlation, model updating and model exploitation.


Structural Dynamics: theory and specic challenges of GVT on small, medium and large aircrafts Test preparation and de-risking Instrumentation of the aircraft Measurement set up validation Phase separation (random, stepped, swept sine excitations) Phase resonance techniques (normal modes testing) Modal analysis Finite element correlation and updating

Who should attend? The Master Class is intended for managers and engineers involved in dynamic testing of aircraf t structures. Experience the value of hybrid Test/CAE technology that enables high interaction between test and simulation departments. Increase efciency in identifying modal parameters of vibrating structures Learn how to accelerate the correlation and updating of parameters using modal test data.

“With the AW/AWB personnel having gone through this course, I feel a lot more condent that we will be able to complete the GVT testing more efciently.” - Ajay Sehgal, AWB Deputy Chief Engineer, participant to GVT Master class 2008

LMS Master Class - Transfer Path Analysis Course Objective

3 days

The LMS 3-day Master Class is designed to help you acquire process and methodology expertise in the eld of vibro-acoustic renement and troubleshooting in the vehicle development process. In a step by step process, LMS experts will introduce you to and familiarize you with the solutions to today’s challenges and the latest developments in TPA techniques, focusing on in-depth application skills as well as process know-how. By sharing best practices and illustrating the engineering solutions by means of real examples, benets and limitations of the various TPA techniques will be evaluated and compared.

Training content ¼

Process Overview • A systematic approach to vibro-acoustic renement • Overview of TPA methods: • Structural and acoustical load identication techniques • Test based TPA in support of simulation driven development ¼ Methodology & Best Practices • Best practices for TPA planning: detailed process analysis, planning insights & optimization

• Road noise TPA: multireference TPA • Introduction to Transient TPA and Multilevel TPA ¼ Real-life Examples & Exercises • Instrumentation challenges and solutions • Operational & FRF measurements • TPA modeling, load identication, contribution analysis

Who should attend? The Master Class is intended for managers and engineers involved in vibro-acoustic optimization. Managers of test departments will have the opportunity to experience the value of the Transfer Path Analysis technology for systematic vehicle renement processes, and understand the benets of various troubleshooting techniques. Test engineers will learn how to increase efciency and overcome day-to-day challenges in instrumentation as well as in operational and FRF-measurements, and how to overcome the most difcult contribution analysis cases.



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