Collaboration of Augmented and Virtual Reality enables "Engineering from Anywhere"

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edagarsmallThe product AR / VR Collaboration from EDAG Group makes "engineering from everywhere" possible. By combining Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) with planning and engineering tools, engineers from virtually anywhere in the world can virtually participate in production processes from design to maintenance.

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ANSYS and Autodesk collaborate to spur Innovation for the Automotive Industry

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ansyslogo200The alliance will connect Autodesk's automotive 3D visualization and virtual prototyping software with ANSYS' physics-based lighting simulation solutions, enabling automakers to complement hyper-realistic visualizations of vehicle interiors and exteriors with highly accurate lighting simulation.

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Injection Molding Clamping Force reduced through Virtual DoE

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sigmasoftDoEsmallVirtual Molding helps users to find the optimal injection points reducing injection pressure, and thus tool closing force. With the new Autonomous Optimization and the included virtual DoE, SIGMA minimizes tooling costs and makes the process more economical by analyzing a large variety of variants and automatically finding the best solution.

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Driving Simulators from VI-grade helped to Win the Formula E Championship

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vigradesimulatorsmallAnother thrilling season of the all-electric Formula E series has come to an end: 13 races with 9 different winners from 8 different teams kept the tension curve constantly high until the final race in New York mid-July. The top three teams of the all-electric vehicle competition are using VI-grade driving simulators.

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AB Dynamics acquires ADAS Simulation Software Specialist rFpro

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ABDynamicsrFprosmallrFpro is a specialist in driving simulation for ADAS, autonomous systems and vehicle dynamics. Its software is used as standard on the three main driving simulation platforms on the market and has benefitted from year on year growth since its incarnation in 2007.

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Dynamic Material Characterization for improved Safety in Truck Crashes

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MaterialcharakterisierungemismallTogether with leading vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in the crash simulation, Fraunhofer EMI is working to improve the crash behavior of commercial vehicles.

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Researchers aim to solve Mystery of Turbulence

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nvidiaTurbulenzsmallTurns out turbulence isn't just something to concern anxious fliers clasping onto their seats at 30,000 feet. Apart from jiggling your plane around, turbulence also affects how cars drive, the stability of tall buildings and the amount of energy that can be produced by wind turbines.

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Hyperloop Team of TU Munich remains Champion

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HyperlooptumsmallAt 467 kilometers per hour, the third capsule of the WARR Hyperloop team has raced through the test tube on the premises of SpaceX in Los Angeles. The students of the Technical University Munich remain unbeaten in the third Hyperloop Pod competition and hold the speed record for Hyperloop prototypes.

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Medical Image Segmentation and Meshing for Simulating Brain Surgery

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synopsysbrainsmallA common cause requiring invasive brain surgery is fatal pressure from swelling-induced deformation. In these situations, neurosurgeons will try to relieve pressure using decompressive craniectomies, wherein they cut into the skull to allow the brain to ?bulge out'.

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Hexagon acquires AMendate to shape the generative Design Market

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hexagon200Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced that Hexagon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AMendate, a German-based start-up providing simulation software solutions that support the generation and optimisation of designs for additive manufacturing. AMendate will join Hexagon's MSC Software business.

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