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In 2004, Shanghai introduced the world’s only commercially operating magnetically levitated (Maglev) train service. Maglev technology is growing in popularity because it emits fewer harmful pollutants and is more efficient at higher speeds than conventional forms of mass transport.  Additionally, increasing crude oil prices and its inherently quieter operation has propelled Maglev technology forward as a viable green alternative to air travel between large urban population centers.

Engineers at the Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Company Ltd (SMTD) recently chose MapleSim, Maplesoft’s multi-domain modeling and simulation software, as a core part of a new commercially funded controls research laboratory. MapleSim is the leading physical modeling tool that helps engineers meet the challenges of complex physical modeling projects. It is the ideal software package for developing models for multi-domain engineering systems, including sophisticated plant models for control systems development. SMTD is using MapleSim to investigate the physics and control of the increasingly popular Maglev technology.

Maplesoft’s full service partner in China, CCA Technology, introduced SMTD to MapleSim, and they immediately recognized MapleSim’s potential in control design applications. “With MapleSim’s analytical tools for signal processing and controller development, and its multibody and custom component functionality, there are a number of benefits that MapleSim can bring to our research. As a result, we chose to integrate MapleSim into our toolchain,” says Mr. Bo, Maglev Control System engineer, SMTD.