Mode tracking and pole clustering
Undertaking vibration analysis, it is very common to characterize a system by its modes of vibration, realizing a modal analysis. […]
Inertial base construction for vibration measurements in an oven
SDTools regularly performs Experimental Modal Analyses (EMA) in an oven to control temperature dependency. One of the objectives of such
When connection flexibility becomes sensitive
In the series of our posts concerning model quality and connections, constraints regularization or penalization is a common topic. For
FEM, testing and hybrid twin displays with SDT tetrahedron
♻️Refreshing of our good old logo is an occasion to illustrate SDT’s display capabilities in FEM, testing and hybrid twins
Connections to shells in 3D models
How to properly manage connections to shells in 3D models ? Many mechanical systems use thin structures such as stamped
Milling robot modal analysis using spindle-driven unbalanced excitation in context of its response nonlinearity
How to perform modal analysis of milling robot using a spindle-driven unbalanced excitation ? 🎯 SDTools is a partner in
Non-linear viscoelastic damping: designing tests needed for transient simulation of a rail track
How to design vibration tests exhibiting viscoelasticity, hyperelasticity and rate-independent hysteresis behavior of rail pads ? Etienne Balmes will present“Non-linear
ISMA 2024 : Hybrid FEM/test twin building, an electric engine case history
SDTools is involved in several communications at the ISMA24 (International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering) hosted by KULeuven. Etienne
Inter-noise 2024 : brake squeal functional LPV model
Guilherme Malacrida Alves, a PhD student at SDTools in collaboration with Hitachi Astemo, will present “Analysis of a brake squeal
Model verification for quality assessment – Assembly checks
How to verify that the connections in a mechanical assembly behave as intended? The increase of computational power allows considering