RapidView is a multi-body dynamics visualization software tool that helps users obtain and communicate in-depth understanding of how their design works through visualization. RapidView software has many advanced features suggested by many years of experience in the field. RapidView is developed in collaboration with VPDS Inc. which has been consulting Caterpillar and other companies since 2003 in industrial equipment product development including multi-body dynamics simulation.
RSR Suite
RSR is a suite of tools that enables structural flexible body creation, results recovery, and powerful data mining capability for machines systems analysis.
RSR increases flexbody structural system simulation data processing productivity by 100x’s.
The RSR Suite Offers:
- Flexible Body Solution Recovery for multiple bodies using unlimited parallel processing.
- Fatigue Life prediction
- Automated High Speed Data Processing & Mining
- Reduced Nastran & FESafe use and cost.
RapidConnect
RapidConnect is a 3D graphical user interface that simplifies and boosts the productivity in preparing models for multi-body dynamics simulation. This tool is especially useful when simulating complex systems such as a whole machine. This software is developed in collaboration with VPDS Inc. and used by VPDS as well as Caterpillar engineers.
Software Development
VPDS continuously develops its own software tools to expand and enhance its ability to more effectively analyze structures. Additionally, VPDS can employ many of its developments in providing custom software solutions to specific customer needs. With our extensive experience with NASTRAN DMAP language, we can provide custom solutions based around NASTRAN as well.
Custom Software Development
- Advanced Flexbody Technologies
- Flexbody and Finite Element Utility Programs
- Preprocessing Tools
- Solution Calculation Tools
- Postprocessing Tools
- Analysis Process Improvements
- Custom NASTRAN DMAP Development
Services
VPDS hires experienced and talented individuals for its technical staff. Our employees’ extensive skills combined with cutting edge tools and processes enable us to provide a differentiated level of service to our customers. With a proven history of successful project completions, these resources are available to help your company meet its design, structural analysis, and virtual validation needs.
- Discrete Element Modeling…
- Structural Systems Simulation…
- Advanced Structural Interface…
- Linear Static Finite Element Analysis
- Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis
- Transient Dynamic Analysis
- Structural Systems Design
- Suspension Systems Design
- Tube Frame Design
Solutions
VPDS offers solutions to product development needs including both enabling software as well as quality design content from concept to virtual validation.
Articles & Presentations
VPDS Inc Presents @
SAE 2011 World Congress
“A Method for Applying Multi-Flexbody Simulation to Non-Linear Joint Analysis” was presented by Paul D. Fotsch and VPDS Inc at the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit on Wed April 13.
Click the following links to download SAE presentation files:
Download: Full SAE presentation ZIP file – 54.6 Mbytes
Download: SAE Presentation only PPT file – 2.0 Mbytes
Download: SAE Presentation only PDF file – 2.5 Mbytes
LOADING SIMULATION – PASS MATCH CALCULATION
Mining equipment such as trucks and loaders are typically pass matched using a simple pass match calculation approach. Several gaps are created with this simple calculation by many variables that are not included. This has led to mismatched equipment selections, lost productivity and increased costs for Mining Companies. This paper describes how Loading Simulation is employed to close these gaps and answer the questions needed by Mining Companies to make good equipment pass match selections that include the details of their specific mine site, material and application.
Value & Vision
Values:
- We adhere to the highest levels of integrity.
- We conduct ourselves in a professional manner at all times.
- We hire on the basis of talent and skills only.
- VPDS exists for the benefit of its customers and employees.
- Our employees are our most valuable assets.
- We expect our employees’ work experience to be challenging, exciting, and rewarding.
- Well thought out risk taking is encouraged and rewarded regardless of outcome.
- The employee reward system contains no incentive for anyone to exaggerate, suppress, or modify the truth.
Vision:
- To continuously lead in the advancement of structural analysis techniques and tools.
- To provide markedly differentiated analysis software and services to satisfy our customers needs.
- To achieve a high level of satisfaction with our customers and have highly satisfied employees.