What You Will Learn
The tutorial leads you through the design process steps outlined in Figure 1. These are the four basic steps you should follow whenever you use Adams View to create and test models:
Build a model by:
■Including moving parts, joints, flexible connections, and applied forces.
Test your design by:
■Performing simulations as you build up your model.
■Simulating the motion of the model as it would perform in actual operation.
Review your test by:
■Viewing the results of the simulations.
■Comparing physical test data with the results of the virtual simulation.
Improve your model by:
■Refining your model so your virtual test data matches your physical test data.
■Iterating your design to assess the sensitivity of its performance to various design changes.
■Optimizing your design to find the best combination of design parameters to achieve maximum performance.
Finally, you can automate the design process steps so you can quickly evaluate various design options.
Figure 1 Design Process Steps for the Latch Model