Posted May 31, 2011, by Mike Jensen
Many mechatronic system capabilities depend on software as well as hardware. Hardware and software development methodologies, however, are quite often seperated within a company despite the obvious advantages of an integrated flow. In some ways, trying to combine hardware and software design into a single, integrated flow is much like trying to make a great salad dressing using oil and vinegar: getting … Read More
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Posted May 16, 2011, by Mike Jensen
All EDA companies share a common business objective: convincing customers to buy their tools over the competition. Among other marketing tasks, we search for graphics that best express the value of our tools, graphics that customers can look at and immediately understand. Having worked on many charts and graphs myself over the years, I’ll admit it’s not an easy job to find or develop just the right … Read More
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Posted Apr 3, 2011, by Harry Foster
Effort Spent On Verification
This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs, which present the highlights from the 2010 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study (click here). In my previous blog (click here), I focused on design and verification reuse trends. In this blog, I focus on the controversial topic of amount of effort spent in verification.
I have been on the technical program … Read More
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Posted Mar 30, 2011, by J VanDomelen
The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2012, if approved, will revert NASA’s spending to 2010 levels overall. This geek wonders if, as federal funds for space exploration shrink, commercial investment in space innovations will grow. If the previous couple years are any indication, the private space race is likely to heat up and reach new heights (hopefully low Earth orbit, most often referred … Read More
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Posted Mar 28, 2011, by John Day
For some time now, carmakers have been focused on allowing customers to use smart phones and other connected devices inside vehicles. The idea, for the most part, was to leverage the customer’s data plan, with the manufacturer allowing certain apps on the customer’s cell phone to be controlled from the head unit or steering wheel.
Then, earlier this month, two car companies announced agreements with … Read More
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Posted Feb 23, 2011, by John Day
I thought everybody but me had a smart phone but Tony Kraatz, lead engineer for GM’s new infotainment system, the Chevy MyLink, reminded me that, in fact, not everybody has one, so you won’t need one to use MyLink. Any Bluetooth phone or USB device will work, and if you don’t have either of those you can use the 7-inch color touch screen, steering wheel controls, or voice commands to control the radio, … Read More
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Posted Jan 31, 2011, by Mike Jensen
Recently I’ve been working on several modeling examples for an upcoming workshop. Creating a simulation model for any component presents many challenges, starting with figuring out exactly what you need to model. Naturally, the answer to this question determines not only what information the model can teach you about the system, but also, in general, how difficult the model will be to create.
For the … Read More
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Posted Nov 13, 2010, by Paul Johnston
Coming from Great Britain to live and work in the USA it still strikes me as curious that people would describe how they had “built their house.” In the UK - where people would say “bought a house.” When you are getting a new house, in both locales home buyers would pay someone to build it. The contractor would offer choices of kitchen and bathroom fittings, floor plan, interior … Read More
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Posted Nov 5, 2010, by Robin Bornoff
Here at the Mechanical Analysis Department we love FloTHERM and we love developing FloTHERM to ensure it keeps up with the needs and follows the trends of the electronic thermal simulation market. The latest release of FloTHERM, V9.1, has a wealth of features and benefits that continues to ensure it’s position as the #1 CFD based software tool used for such purposes. Here are the top 8…
Direct … Read More
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Posted Oct 25, 2010, by Mike Jensen
In a recent blog post I mentioned the biennial SAE Convergence conference and exhibition. I spent most of last week in the Motor City dividing my time between the Mentor Graphics® and National Instruments™ booths on the exhibition floor. Among other products, we highlighted our partnership with National Instruments, and our SystemVision® SVX client for their LabVIEW™ test program development environment. … Read More
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Jim Martens
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Jay Gorajia
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