Simulation and Analysis

When designing compliant systems, FlexSys's automated design tools try out thousands of possible layouts in search of the optimum solution. This requires us to make certain simplfying assumptions about the system and its environment in order to reduce the computational complexity of the problem and speed design time. To verify the performance of a compliant system design, FlexSys maintains a suite of computer-aided engineering software, including ANSYS, Matlab, and Unigraphics, to simulate three- and four-dimensional non-linear elasticity, structure-to-structure contact, and structural dynamics.