PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- From new free
student products to the creation of transportation systems of the
future to complimentary online engineering classes, ANSYS (NASDAQ:
ANSS) is showing its commitment to education in university
classrooms and labs around the world – helping to deliver the
promise of simulation-driven product development to the next
generation of engineers.
Engineering is changing under the forces of Industry 4.0,
spanning from the promise of the Internet of Things, the use of
composite materials and additive manufacturing, to automated
factories and mass customization. Universities are at the forefront
of research in these areas and realizing that traditional ways of
teaching engineering are no longer sufficient. Leading engineering
schools across the globe have embraced simulation tools and their
ability to virtually explore these vastly increased product
development options to arrive at the designs of tomorrow. In fact,
professors and students at all 25 of the best engineering schools
ranked by US News & World Report are using ANSYS engineering
simulation software.
To help with this effort and to make simulation more accessible
to all engineering students, the company has introduced new
versions of its free ANSYS Student software. In addition to the
newest upgrade of the existing ANSYS Student software, the company
is now adding AIM Student, a new easy-to-use multiphysics
engineering simulation environment. ANSYS Student has recently
surpassed a record 100,000 downloads from undergraduate and
graduate students around the world.
"ANSYS' mission is to help engineers develop the best possible
products – and we are equally passionate about helping students
become the best possible engineers," said Mark Hindsbo, vice
president of marketing at ANSYS. "With the new release of our free
ANSYS Student software and the addition of ANSYS AIM Student, we
have the opportunity to take engineering simulation from the domain
of a few specialists and put these powerful tools in the hands of
every undergraduate student."
But access to the solutions is not sufficient. Students and
others now have the opportunity to learn more about this technology
as part of Cornell University's massive
open online course (MOOC) called "A Hands-on Introduction to
Engineering Simulations." The MOOC will give tens of thousands of
students worldwide an opportunity to learn skills that are
regularly taught to the university's undergraduate engineering
students on campus. The free course launches June 1 and will run for six weeks.
Students are also getting an opportunity to acquire practical
knowledge of simulation through the Hyperloop Pod Competition, in
which teams from universities are creating working prototypes of
the Hyperloop Pod vehicles. The Hyperloop is a concept for a
revolutionary new high-speed system, where passengers travel in
low-pressure tubes at speeds over 700 miles per hour. ANSYS is one
of the main sponsors of the competition and has made its software
and expertise available for free to the student participants. In
fact, most of the finalists have used its engineering simulations
software in their prototype development.
"An important aspect of the Hyperloop is that there is no
resistance to motion by friction as the Hyperloop Pod is levitated
over the track inside the tube. The CMU Hyperloop team is using
magnetic braking to decelerate our pod," said Siddhant Shivaram, a master's engineering
student at Carnegie Mellon University.
"In order to validate this approach, we are using ANSYS to simulate
the system and understand the braking forces that can be generated
by eddy currents induced on the I-rail track. The simulations have
provided invaluable insights into the performance of our system,
allowing us to optimize numerous aspects before we commit to the
cost of a physical prototype."
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS is the global leader in engineering simulation. We bring
clarity and insight to our customer's most complex design
challenges through the broadest portfolio of fast, accurate
and reliable simulation tools. Our technology enables organizations
in all industries to imagine high-quality, innovative and
sustainable product designs that have an accelerated time to
market. Founded in 1970, ANSYS employs almost
3000 professionals, more than 700 of them with PhDs in
engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational
fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, embedded
software, system simulation and design optimization. Headquartered
south of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic
sales and development locations throughout the world with
a network of channel partners in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com
for more information.
ANSYS also has a strong presence on the major social channels.
To join the simulation conversation, please visit:
www.ansys.com/Social@ANSYS
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