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Evaluating Simulation Process Data Management within Model Based Systems Engineering Leopoldo Martinez – Computer-Aided Product Engineering

May 26, 2016

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Columbiad series objective:

Evaluate maturity of MBSE-driven Offer Creation.

Columbiad III objective:

MBSE Experiment (with BUs and Global Functions) of a sun tracking solar panel within implementation phase; including prototyping, interference analysis, mechanical design and reach connectivity between PDM and SPDM.

Assess Thingworx for connecting and reusing already existing data (as a bus of information) to, ultimately, report the project status to any particular users’ needs.

Columbiad scope


Columbiad III Experiment Team

IT Tools & Processes

Data Connection

Numerical Simulations

Mechanical design

ModelShop / Components manufacturing

Electronics and Firmware

R&D Systems

Computer-Aided Engineering

3D Printing

Sheet metal modeling

Product design

Tolerance analysis

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Where we are? – Product development current status •  Needs •  Requirements •  Architecture

Mechanical Domain

Electronics Domain

Simulations Domain

Software / Firmware Domain

Information flowing but mostly manual and point to point

Why we need to change? •  Time •  Traceability •  Extra work •  Extra documentation


Columbiad III project MBSE, Columbiad III is at Implementation stage Cross section of the System Model: MBSE data lake

Distribution of Solar Heat Flux (w/m^2)

Solar panel Electronic components •  Daytime and location dependent

incident solar radiation.

•  Thermodynamic model consists of parameters and requirements.

•  Simulation I/Os: time, location, panel position, solar load, effective power, etc.


CFD model Simulation


270kW installed capacity

Simulation Solar farm at SE MDIC, Monterrey


Simulation tools overview SPDM – Simulation Process Data Management

Icepak

Structural and more…

Simulation tools

DesignModeler (DM)

Workbench (WB)

Engg. Knowledge Management (EKM)

Schneider Electric corporate CAE tools

Tool under investigation


Establish connection between PDM and SPDM thru 2 use cases:

Simulation CAE-PDM collaborative objectives:

Use case #1

Simulation request

EKM / Workbench

Windchill / Thingworx

Use case #2

Simulation report

EKM / Workbench


Retrieve MCAD model Ø Enabled repository r/w access Ø Link model MCAD/CAE tools

Retrieve Parameters Ø Embedded model parameters – i.e. ranges. Ø Additional parameters – i.e. material properties, tolerances, etc.

Update MCAD model Ø Active model in both MCAD and CAE environments

Reporting Ø Simulation model meta data – i.e. I/O, results, etc. Ø Custom report

Schematic

Designer Specialist

Simulation Use case #1: Simulation request

•  Thingworx creates a project folder in a server common space

•  Designer: Thru Thinworx, selects and stores relevant CAD models to the project folder

•  Specialist: retrieve models directly from Ansys WB

•  CAD names and parameters become active in Ansys WB under specialist criteria

•  Specialist may modify CAD models by “Check out” execution



EKM / Workbench


Thingworx project folder

Schematic

Designer Specialist


•  ICEPAK CFD-Post creates an html report

•  Thingworx use html document for reporting results

•  Additionally relevant output values are summarized in ICEPAK report and Workbench and EKM design points.

•  Any new design point or DOE can be “automated” at this point.


Simulation Use case #2: Simulation results report

EKM / Workbench


Thingworx project folder


Simulation PDM Dashboard SPDM

CAD document, Windchill

CAD parameters, Windchill

Additional parameters

Simulation model, ICEPAK

Simulation geometry, DM

Simulation parameters, WB

Data flow with the push of a button

PDM Dashboard SPDM

CAD document, Windchill Simulation model, ICEPAK Simulation parameters, WB

Simulation

Data flow with the push of a button


Used top-down (skeleton) design for CAD model and new enclosure design

Improved prototype iteration

CAE model based on parametric 3D model

DOE is possible for exploring operating points with new parameters: longitude, latitude, daytime, etc.

There is no native PDM and SPDM connection.

Thingworx made possible channel creation for connecting PDM and SPDM.

New commercial tool for PDM-SPDM syncing is available by PROSTEP.

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