LMS, EADS, and IMACS collaborate on acoustic simulation technology
-- Test & Measurement World, 4/9/2008 2:59:00 AM
Under the terms of a partnership agreement, LMS International, EADS Innovation Works, and IMACS will cooperate on integrating next-generation acoustic simulation technology based on multipole Boundary Element Methods (BEM) into the LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics platform.
Multipole BEM technology extends simulation capabilities to higher frequency ranges. Using parallel computing processes, multipole BEM also permits efficient and extensive in-depth acoustic analysis on detailed vehicle, aircraft, train, and ship models. LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics is a dedicated simulation system that predicts the sound or the radiated noise from mechanical products.
Over the years, EADS has invested heavily in multipole BEM and electromagnetics, as well as advanced technologies for exterior and interior acoustic applications. EADS has cooperated closely with several leading industrial partners, like Airbus and PSA Peugeot Citroen, to develop and validate these new technologies. EADS also performed joint research with IMACS, a French research and technology provider in applied mathematics and scientific computing. IMACS will cooperate with LMS and EADS to provide further support and enhancements for the multipole BEM acoustic simulation technology. The LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics integration will provide a unique and valuable opportunity to leverage this know-how and share it with a broader community of acoustics specialists worldwide.
“Integrated within LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics, our multipole BEM technology will become accessible to many advanced acoustic engineering teams from many different industries worldwide. This group will be optimally served thanks to LMS’ global market presence,” explained Yann Barbaux, Senior VP of EADS Innovation Works.
“This partnership agreement with LMS offers an excellent opportunity to leverage our existing partnership with EADS Innovation Works in research and development of innovative solutions in simulation technology”, added Toufic Abboud, CTO and Manager of IMACS.
“We are extremely excited about our partnership with EADS Innovation Works. Integrating multipole BEM technology compliments LMS Virtual.Lab’s BEM and FEM applications, while meeting the requests from our customers to apply acoustic simulation at higher frequencies and addressing ever more challenging acoustic requirements,” commented Dr. Jan Leuridan, Executive VP and CTO of LMS.
LMS International, www.lmsintl.com and EADS Innovation Works, www.eads.net.
