Analysis Software

Quartus uses industry-leading software programs to solve our customers structural, thermal, and testing challenges. Our best-in-class tools allow our engineers to bring engineering solutions for a wide variety of advanced analysis applications.

 

General Purpose Modeling and Analysis Software

 

NX NASTRAN™

  • Linear statics, buckling, and normal modes
  • Aeroelastic analysis
  • Aeroelastic (flutter and divergence) analysis
  • Material and geometric nonlinear analysis
  • Vibration analysis (sinusoidal and random)
  • Transient and shock analysis
  • DMP for efficient analysis of very large models

MSC.NASTRAN™

  • Linear statics, buckling, and normal modes
  • Material and geometric nonlinear analysis
  • Vibration analysis (sinusoidal and random)
  • Transient and shock analysis
  • Structural optimization
  • Superelement analysis
  • Steady-state and transient thermal analysis
  • Aeroelastic (flutter and divergence) analysis

LS DYNA™

  • General purpose transient dynamic analysis
  • Explicit time integration
  • Large deformations
  • General contact-impact algorithms

I-deas NX™

  • Finite element modeling, analysis, and postprocessing
  • FE mesh associated to geometry
  • Free and mapped meshing
  • Linear statics, buckling, and normal modes
  • Transient, sinusoidal, and random dynamic analysis
  • Thermal analysis
  • General postprocessing and animation

ABAQUS™

  • High-fidelity transient dynamic analysis
  • Contact capability for complex conditions
  • Fully annealed material states
  • Liquid or gas filled structure interaction
  • Advanced buckling algorithms

HyperWorks™

  • Finite element modeling and postprocessing
  • Very efficient for extremely large models
  • OptiStruct for topology optimization
  • Import and export to many programs including NASTRAN, DYNA, ABAQUS, and ANSYS

FEMAP™

  • Finite element modeling and postprocessing
  • Parasolid and ACIS geometry
  • Free and mapped meshing
  • Import and export to many programs including NASTRAN, DYNA,
  • ABAQUS, and ANSYS
  • General postprocessing and animation

Patran™

  • Finite element modeling and postprocessing
  • Complete integration with MSC.Software’s analysis solvers and third-party solvers
  • Robust automatic surface and solid mesh generation
  • Advanced mesh-on-mesh capability
  • Comprehensive results postprocessing

Data Acquisition and Analysis Software

 

LMS Test.Lab™

  • Modal testing data acquisition
  • Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) excitation
  • Frequency response function generation
  • PolyMAX modal parameter estimation

LabVIEW™

  • Digital signal processing
  • Real time graphical display
  • Sound and vibration analysis
  • Modular and scalable signal acquisition

Specialty Analysis Software

 

ZAERO™

  • Aeroelastic (flutter and divergence) analysis
  • Subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic
  • Automated flutter root tracking
  • High-fidelity geometry for stores and nacelles

Visual NASTRAN 4D™

  • Transient mechanism simulation
  • Integrated FE analysis
  • General nonlinear capabilities

STAR-CCM+™

  • Industry leading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code
  • Compressible (transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic) flow
  • Porous, multi-phase, and multi component flows
  • Coupled CFD / heat transfer
  • Multiphysics (combustion, radiation, aeroacoustics, etc.)

MSC ADAMS™

  • Multibody dynamics and motion analysis
  • Rigid and flexible body dynamics
  • Linear and nonlinear simulation of complex, large displacement systems
  • Contact, vibration, and durability analysis
  • Design optimization
  • Integration with FEA (NASTRAN)

I-deas NX Electronics System Cooling™

  • Simulate 3-D air flow and thermal behavior of electronic systems
  • Model individual components, multichip modules, heat sinks, PC boards, and complete systems
  • General CFD solver including fans and vents
  • Integrated finite difference thermal solver

CompositePro™

  • Micromechanics definition of lamina properties
  • Classic lamination theory for 2-D and 3-D properties
  • Strength assessment using multiple failure theories

MATLAB

  • Matrix manipulation and linear algebra
  • Polynomials and interpolation
  • Fourier analysis and filtering
  • Data analysis and statistics
  • Optimization and numerical integration
  • Ordinary differential equations (ODEs)
  • Sparse matrix operations