We would like to continue the demonstration of IOSO possibilities. Please take a look at our videos:

1) Metallurgy. Chilling room optimization

2) IOSO - LS-DYNA. Punching out structural optimization.

To learn more about the new features of Abaqus and Isight, and interact with your colleagues, be sure to attend one of the 20+SIMULIA Regional User Meetings (RUMs) coming up. There are 7 meeting locations in the US, 5 in Asia, and 9 in Europe.

Check out the worldwide schedule here:  http://www.simulia.com/events/rums.html

Register for this FREE webinar to learn how the Abaqus Topology Optimization Module (ATOM), from Dassault Systemes SIMULIA, delivers advanced capabilities for nonlinear structural optimization and provides important benefits to engineers and product designers by identifying the optimized topology and shape of a structure.

For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/j6JZdn, or www.simulia.com -> events -> webinars.

All,

I am writing to introduce DNAD, a Fortran module I wrote for automatic differentiation of analysis codes written in Fortran including those legacy codes written in Fortran 77. Although only implementation using Fortran 90/95 was carried out, it is straightward to translate it to a language you like such as c/c++.

A new paper where IOSO Optimization Technology was involved

http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/10872/1/IJEMS%2017(6)%20463-470.pdf 

Hello, 

We start a three-year program for academician researchers, PhDs and etc. We suppose that our multiobjective IOSO optimization technology may help you in your research and investigations. 

What we offer for you:

Hello,

We would like to offer you step by step Video Tutorials of IOSO Optimization coupled with Concepts NREC and NUMECA software:

1) http://vimeo.com/16668245 by this we show how easily you can use direct integration capabilities between IOSO and Concepts NREC software to solve optimization tasks in turbomachinery

2) http://vimeo.com/16805244 here we consider IOSO – NUMECA coupled solution on the example of an optimization case study for turbomachinery

I am opting for a reference of nonsmooth optimization methods. Does anyone know a good one?

It's not to late to register and attend upcoming Abaqus Regional Users' Meetings hosted by
SIMULIA. Check out the upcoming RUMs in locations such as Michigan, Japan, Spain and 16 additoinal locations around the world.  

Register online to attend in order to gather simulation tips and techniques from your peers and learn about the latest FEA, Multiphysics, Optimizatoin, and SLM capabilities from SIMULIA.

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The 2011 SIMULIA Customer Conference (SCC) will be held May 16-19, 2011 in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. A city filled with world famous museums, historical sites, shopping, entertainment, and culinary delights.

We are pleased to invite you to join your colleagues and share your Abaqus FEA experience by submitting an abstract by November 8, 2010.

Abstracts are also being accepted for papers detailing the use of Isight for simulation process automation and design optimization.

Dear Colleagues,

Distribution of electromechanical field near electrode tips is closely related to the reliability of ferroelectric multilayer actuators. In this paper, the deformation and stress concentrations around the electrode tip in two multilayer actuator designs, partially and fully cofired, are investigated by means of experimental measurement and numerical simulations. The digital speckle correlation method (DSCM) is used to measure the full displacement field near the electrode tip with the high spatial resolution. The paths of electric breakdown and cracks initiated from the edge of electrodes were observed.

Hello everyone,

Can anyody tell me  the detail for the interfacing of input files(.rpt)  such for  displacement, Moment  in Abaqus to be parameterized by the optimization algorithm in Matlab. I have used the exclamatory mark for editting all files in matlab directory......

THE JOB POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. PLEASE DO NOT SEND APPLICATION.

Cenaero (http://www.cenaero.be/ ) and ULB-BATir (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, http://www.ulb.ac.be/smc/) jointly propose a PhD position entitled: "Reduced order modeling and surrogate-based optimization for turbomachinery blade design" (4-year contract).

Dear Colleagues,

We are looking for suitable candidates for a PhD research work in Computational Mechanics and numerical simulation, to be carried out at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal, in one of the following areas:

- development of new finite elements for metal forming applications;

- numerical simulation of metal forming (sheet and bulk forming);

- tubular hydroforming numerical simulation;

- structural stability and buckling analysis of reinforced aircraft panels;

- integrated design, modelling and reliability assessment (iDMR) by computational tools.

 Candidates are free to contact me using the email: robertt AT ua DOT pt

Dear Colleagues,

New practical case studies made with the aides of IOSO in new engineering fields prove universal capabilities of IOSO Optimization Technology applicable to wide variety of real-life problems. Let us provide you the brief description of the problem that was solved by Italian engineering consultancy company XC Engineering for the well-known Swiss production firm Buhler. The problem was to search for the optimal velocity of the piston in an HPDC process. 

Early bird registraion is open for the 2010  SCC which will be held May 25 - May 27, 2010 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI, just a short distance from SIMULIA's world headquarters.

There will be more than 80 customer presentations over the course of the 2 1/2 day conference. Advanced Seminars are offered on Monday May 24.

All users of SIMULIA products including Abaqus FEA, Isight, Fiper, and SIMULIA SLM invited to register for the conference.

Learn More at:

http://www.simulia.com/events/conf_10_overview.html

Dear Colleagues,

IOSO optimization technology has been used in turbomachinery for more than 20 years and applied on real-life objects like aircraft and power engines. Let me offer you some more examples.

29 January 2010 New Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter made his first flight. This aircraft was designed by company Sukhoi with the new engines designed by NPO Saturn. We would like to express our proud and mention that both companies have used IOSO Optimization software as a regular part in their design and development technological cycle.

Red Cedar Technology recently released its latest version of their design optimization and process automation software, HEEDS v5.3. It has direct interfaces to Abaqus, LS-DYNA, and other tools.

Check out the press release, or go read about the new features.