• Process Integration
• Probabilistic Simulation
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Reliability Analysis
• Robustness Analysis
• Meta-Modeling
• Fatigue Life Prediction
• Global Optimization
• Parameter Identification
• Multi-Objective Optimization
• Tolerance-Cost-Optimization
• Robust-Design-Optimization
• Multidisciplinary Design
• Data-Mining

Process Integration

OptiY® is an open and multidisciplinary design environment, which provides generic and direct interfaces to many commercial CAD/CAE-systems or in-house codes. The integration of any system into an arbitrary process chain is very easy by the graphical workflow editor. Collaborating different simulation model classes is possible as networks, finite-element-method, multi-body-system and material test bench as control optimization for drives etc.

CAD Pro/Engineer Catia V5 Unigraphics etc.	FEM Ansys Abaqus Nastran etc.	Mechatronics SimulationX AMESim Dymola etc.	Electromagnetics CST Studio Suite Maxwell JMAG etc.
CFD CFX Fluent Star-CD etc.	MBS Adams Simpack RecurDyn etc.	Multi-Physics Matlab/Simulink Comsol Mathematica etc.	Electronics AWR PSpice LTspice etc.

Process Workflow

The multidisciplinary simulation and optimization process is presented as a graphical workflow by the Workflow-Editor. Predefined nodes can be inserted and edited using drag & drop with the mouse. Assigning to extern simulation programs is very simple. In a project, a customized multi-experiment is possible using the comfortable Script-Editor. The parameters and results of different experiments can be coupled and exchanged using its COM-interface. Within, conditional loops of experiments are programmable.

User Integration

A User-Node with a predefined template is available in OptiY. Within, user can self-integrate extern CAD/CAE-programs for ease of use. The programming language is either Visual Basic or C# and bases on the powerful .NET Framework® technology. User can access to a large number of the .NET-libraries. The communication to OptiY is realized by its COM-interface. The free and comfortable development environment "Visual Studio Express Edition" from Microsoft® can be used for this self-integration process.