Maplesoft.com: Upcoming Webinars

Signal Processing with Maple and MapleSim

2010-03-24T18:00:00

This webinar will demonstrate signal processing with Maple and MapleSim. It will cover:

• The generation of signals and sequences
• Continuous and discrete transforms
• The power of symbolic processing in signal and window design
• Sampling, aliasing, and modulation
• FIR and IIR filters
• Signal analysis
• Examples using real-world data

IEEE Webinar: Model-based Design & HIL Testing for Mechatronic Systems

2010-03-25T18:00:00

There is an increasing demand for mechatronic systems that require the effective integration of subsystems from different engineering domains (eg mechanisms, electric motors, electric circuits and controllers). Traditionally modeling such systems have been a major challenge but emerging physical modeling tools have greatly simplified this task.

Furthermore, the complexity of these systems requires that a significant amount of up-front testing is performed to ensure the correct behavior of the system before investment in the full prototype is considered. This means that the integration of these systems is typically a process of testing real subcomponents with “virtual” components, running on high-performance real-time simulators so that they behave as if they are installed in the full system. This “Hardware-in-the-Loop” (HIL) testing is rapidly becoming a critical part of the design process for mechatronic systems because it helps to identify design flaws and significantly increases the likelihood of a successful – and lower cost – prototyping stage.

The seminar features experts from two of the leading engineering modeling and real-time simulation tool providers. They will present an overview of modeling and simulation of complex engineering systems using physical modeling techniques derived from symbolic model formulation techniques, and the advantages this brings for implementation in real-time simulation systems for HIL testing.

To illustrate this process, applications will be presented using MapleSim for multi-domain system model development, and deployment to the range of real-time simulation platforms from National Instruments. This will feature the new real-time testing software, NI VeriStand™, a ready-to-use software environment for configuring real-time testing applications, including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test systems.

Presenters:
Chris Washington, Senior Product Manager - Real-Time Testing & HIL Simulation, National Instruments
During his tenure at NI, Washington spent three years in Detroit, MI, as a field engineer where he provided consulting and support services for various applications, such as hardware-in-the-loop simulation; rapid control prototyping; noise, vibration, and harshness testing; in-vehicle data logging; and real-time test cell development. Additionally, Washington has worked as an applications engineer and a LabVIEW instructor. He received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University with a focus on digital electronics and control systems.

Paul Goossens, Director, Applications Engineering, Maplesoft
Paul directs the Applications Engineering Group that supports Maplesoft’s new line of engineering modeling products. A mechanical engineer by background, Paul has over 20 years of experience in both engineering and software business management. Past positions included senior management positions for companies in engineering modeling solutions and high-performance real-time simulations.

Modèle de thermique dans un réseau de cuves avec MapleSim

2010-03-25T13:00:00

MapleSim 3.0 offre un environnement de modélisation multi-domaines innovant et puissant. Venez découvrir sur un exemple réel la valeur ajoutée du calcul formel pour la modélisation de systèmes physiques, la conception et l’analyse.
On souhaite réchauffer plusieurs cuves de pétrole reliées entre elles. La chaleur est transmise par un réseau de vapeur et l'objectif est de prédire le comportement thermique de l'ensemble. Dans le modèle on considère trois cuves identiques reliées entres elles. Nous commençons par développer un bloc utilisateur directement à partir des équations de comportement thermique dans une cuve. Nous construisons ensuite le modèle complet et nous le simulons. Cet exemple est une très bonne illustration du bloc utilisateur de MapleSim, défini directement à partir du jeu d'équations dynamiques et algébriques. Il permet de montrer à quel point il est facile de construite un bloc parfaitement adapté à votre métier en partant directement des équations physiques.
L’objectif de cette présentation est de vous guider pas à pas dans une modélisation opérationnelle, pour vous permettre de découvrir MapleSim au travers d’un exemple concret.

Génération automatique de code avec Maple et MapleSim

2010-03-18T13:00:00

Le logiciel de calcul mathématique Maple est reconnu pour la puissance de ses outils en calcul mathématique, et est très largement utilisé pour le développement de formulations allant des lois de pilotage en automatique, en passant par les modèles de comportement physique, jusqu'aux calculs de risques dans les contrats d'assurance. Dans cette présentation nous entrerons dans le détail des outils de production de code disponibles dans Maple en nous appuyant sur des exemples pratiques y compris en modélisation temps réel avec MapleSim. Nous montrerons également les mécanismes de transformation disponibles dans Maple, pour produire le code associé à une formulation automatiquement : du jeu d'équations au code.

Getting Started with Maple 13 Academic for Evaluators

2010-03-31T18:00:00

Now that you’ve received your evaluation copy of Maple 13 Academic, you may be wondering what you can do with it! This webinar, presented by Dr. Robert Lopez, Maple Fellow and Emeritus Professor from the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, will provide you with tips and techniques that will help you get started with Maple 13.

Dr. Lopez is an award winning educator in mathematics and is the author of several books. For over a decade, Dr. Lopez has also been a visionary figure in the introduction of math technology into undergraduate education.

In this 60 minute webinar, Dr. Lopez will show you how to begin using your evaluation copy of Maple 13, a powerful general purpose math tool designed to provide an environment for educators and students to explore and 'do' math. Used creatively, Maple 13 can help students learn better and faster. It can illuminate theory, clarify the abstract and give form and substance to general principles.

If you’ve already received an evaluation copy of Maple 13 Academic, register now. If you would like to receive an evaluation copy of Maple 13, please visit: http://www.maplesoft.com/contact/webforms/maple_evaluation.aspx

Introduction to Maple T.A.

2010-03-30T18:00:00

Maple T.A. 5.0, the newest version of Maplesoft’s web-based testing and assessment system, offers a wide variety of enhancements and new features including a completely new question management model, a new interface to simplify system administration and expanded connectivity supporting Blackboard® Vista.

If you would like to see what Maple T.A. 5.0 has to offer prior to today's webinar, you can view informative demo movies, podcasts, literature and much more by visiting http://www.maplesoft.com/products/mapleta/index.aspx

Join us in this interactive presentation as we show how with access to the full computational power of Maple 13, Maple T.A. 5.0 is the strongest version of Maple T.A. yet!

MapleSim Training 2: Advanced Techniques for Complex Modeling Applications

2010-03-17T18:00:00

This Webinar provides the knowledge for going beyond basic modeling and simulation using MapleSim. It is intended for users who have some experience with MapleSim. Topics include:

• Custom component creation from equations
• User-defined tables and datasets
• Extending templates using Maple code
• Multibody modeling and accessing CAD data
• Plant modeling code generation and the Connector series of toolboxes (Simulink®, LabVIEW®)
• Open Q & A

Maplesoft Classroom Techniques and the new Teacher Resource Center

2010-03-23T18:00:00

Maplesoft has revolutionized the way teachers and students teach and learn mathematics. Maplesoft’s Teacher Resource Center now includes FREE downloadable course content that provides math educators at the 2-year college level with a full teaching solution. Now you can quickly and effortlessly start incorporating Maple and Maple T.A. into your classroom! This content includes in class examples and demonstrations, granular lessons which can be easily mixed-and-matched depending on a teacher’s prescribed daily lesson plan, and question banks for testing, assessment, and homework.

Come learn how Maplesoft technology can help you be a more effective educator and enrich the learning experience of your students.

Clickable Engineering: Interactive Engineering Problem Solving

2010-03-18T18:00:00

Maplesoft’s “Clickable Calculus” has introduced an exciting dimension in calculus education. The idea of powerful mathematics, delivered through visual, interactive, point-and-click methods, is launching a new generation of teaching and learning techniques in mathematics. “Clickable Engineering Math” continues this philosophy into the applied sciences.

Dr. Lopez explores exact and approximate solutions of a damped oscillator driven by a saw-tooth input; convolution; the Lagrange multiplier technique; temperatures in the exterior wall of a house; and the root locus. He will show how the discursive treatments of these calculations taken from his Advanced Engineering Mathematics ebook can be adapted to the new interface tools in Maple.

Maplesoft Solutions for Mathematics Education

2010-03-16T18:00:00

Maplesoft’s core mathematical software, Maple 13, offers a unique blend of computational power and ease-of-use, making it an essential tool for doing mathematics. Its smart document environment provides revolutionary Clickable Math techniques for solving problems from any technical discipline, ensuring that students are instantly productive and engaged. The results can be incorporated in rich, interactive, live documents that are as professional looking as a textbook.

In this one-hour demonstration and Q&A forum, you will learn how Maple 13 and Maplesoft’s testing and assessment solutions are redefining mathematics education. See how Maplesoft’s solutions for mathematics education help teachers bring complex problems to life, students focus on concepts rather than the mechanics of solutions, and researchers develop more sophisticated algorithms or models.