What’s new in LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Revision 10

•  Platform Facilities

New Favorites libraries : user defined view of portfolio of libraries, components and supercomponents with import/export capabilities Filter in Library Tree and Model explorer: locate specific components in your Libraries or circuit Dockable windows: move windows around your workspace and ‘dock’ them, to organize your working environment as you require Enhanced Results Set management in the Result Manager: connection with experiments, Multi-Result Sets Expressions in Post-Processing features Experiment Manager: Tooltips, Status and Parameter comparison tools Batch Runs available in the Experiment Manager Separated AMESim Platform manuals Library manuals in HTML format available More configurable HTML report creation AMESim Online Help extended with animated gifs and AMESim tutorial movies

•  Analysis Tools & Post-processing capabilities

Green Design with power sensors: new power sensors are available for most generic libraries (Mechanical, Hydraulic, Thermal, Pneumatic…) New dashboard for application-oriented analysis and post-processing customization New Analysis Toolbar to create and manage Plots, Animations, Dashboards, Scripts and HTML reports Extended plot facilities : Load/Save tables, new curve type system featuring 2D curves, 2D tables, Multi 1D tables, XYZ tables, New 2D map, 2D contour and 3D color interpolation display and improved spectral map rendering New Thermodynamic plot format Application-oriented generic plots: efficiency maps, contour levels, fuel consumption Improved linear analysis: eigenvalues, model shape, root locus

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• AMESim Solvers and Numerics

Faster compilation for big models Increased CPU performance for the CFD-1D library components

• MIL/SIL/HIL and Real-Time

More Real-Time libraries for HiL applications: several fluid related libraries were made compatible with the Real-Time compilation (removal of static variables, …) to be used with Real-Time targets Real-Time Driving Simulator

• AMESim Simulator Scripting

Circuit API for Model Properties and Model History: collection, creation or deletion of Properties and History items through scripts or external applications. Properties are accessible from Python, C or VBA.

• AMESim Customization

Python Multi-OS Launcher: access to the editor for a group of parameters New application-oriented dedicated assistants: Turbocharger pre-processing tool, pre-sizing of electric motor tool, magnetic properties setup tool, wire and fuse characterization tool...

• Modelica platform

SVG Icon designer with Modelica Graphical Annotations Modelica Library encryption in a format that still allows symbolic steps Capability to build Modelica HTML documentation directly from the Library Tree to be displayed in AMEHelp Modelica Compiler extended Modelica Function Algorithms: Modelica code can be structured using function algorithms Modelica table lookup library: Table library now available for the LMS Imagine.Lab Modelica library

• Internal Combustion Engine solutions

Fully automatic and easy-to-use turbo data processing tool, with new GUI for interpolation and extrapolation parameter handling and SAE standards files editor and  loading 2 new Engine Demonstrators based on existing engines: gasoline 1.8L naturally aspirated dual VVT and Diesel 2.0L turbocharged with Stop & Start New sub models for bus/truck applications in IFP-Drive New camphaser submodel integrated in Hydraulic Component Design  and Thermo-Hydraulic Component Design libraries

• Powertrain Transmission solutions

Thermal effects added in the Powertrain library components Increased capabilities for Synchronizers, Barrels and Slot follower Modeling with fully integrated tool: dog clutches geometries, slots/barrels/fork 2D geometries and parameters, meaningful 2D views Additional Hybrid Vehicle model templates: parallel hybrid with CVT, Stop & Start with sequential gearbox architectures

• Vehicle Thermal and Energy Management solutions

Power Sensors integrated in most libraries to allow computing the power / energy / activity transfers at any point of the system. Plotting and post-processing capabilities through a dedicated GUI interface such as an Energy Flow Chart

• Vehicle System Dynamics solutions

Increased capabilities for Braking subsystem modeling: dedicated GUI, EBD (Electronic Brake Force Distribution), ABS, ESP, Brake Booster, Master Cylinder and Pedal components New demonstrator for ESP validation, with complete and ready-to-use vehicle template including new Braking model, normalized maneuver set and related performance metrics New advanced EPS (Electric Power Steering) subsystem models in iCAR New advanced capability for Carbody Torsion and Flexion Modeling

• Electromechanical solutions

New set of models for Electric Vehicle powertrain sizing applications New demonstrator for battery charge optimization Detailed control models for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) New Electric Machine pre-sizing parameter setting tool with visualization capabilities

• Aerospace Systems solutions

Complete Rejected Take Off demonstrator (integrated in the demo section) New Aircraft Electrical Network demonstrator that uses 2D Dashboard

• Thermofluids Systems and Components solutions

New Two-Phase Flow fluids: R404a, R410a, R507a, NH3, Helium, H2, Ethylen, R123, R143a New integrated interface for thermo-dynamic cycles plot and visualization Notch Designer tool to support new valve designs New ISO VG oils properties for fluid-power actuation in the Hydraulic and Thermal Hydraulic libraries (ISOVG32, ISOVG46, and ISOVG68) Real Gas Mixture with a real gas assumption  in the Gas Mixture library New fluid libraries available for the Real-Time simulations: Thermal Hydraulic, Thermal Hydraulic Component Design, Hydraulic Resistance, Gas Mixture, Pneumatic, Pneumatic Component Design, Thermal Pneumatic and Moist Air libraries

Previous releases:

• Revision 9 (December 2009)
• Revision 8 (June 2008)
• Revision 7 (April 2007)