Advancing Your Vehicle’s Energy Efficient Design

May 9, 2018

Vehicle manufacturers have long been working to design and develop vehicles that tout superior fuel economy but are now beginning to shift their perspective to advancing electric vehicles to obtain an increase in overall vehicle energy efficiency.

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FMI Standard: Understand the two types of Functional Mock-up Units – CS v. ME

March 7, 2018

The Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard supports two flavors of Functional Mock-up Units (FMU), including: Co-Simulation (CS) and Model Exchange (ME). But, do you know the difference? As an expert in the standard it’s my goal to help users understand the commonalities and differences – getting you to a point in which you’re choosing the […]

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Designing and developing advanced aircraft escape systems for fighter pilots

January 16, 2018

Fighter pilots often face critical and life-threatening situations that require a military aircraft manufacturer to design and expertly craft escape systems – ensuring safety opportunities exist in case of emergency evacuation. In a previous project, Modelon worked with a military aircraft manufacturer on escape systems, specifically the pilot ejector seat, that would propel a pilot’s […]

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Integrated CO2 Absorption Process in a Coal-Fired Power Plant

January 3, 2018

It’s no secret that global governments are implementing greenhouse gas policies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions. These policies have a direct impact on the  power generation sector as carbon capture and storage technologies are essentially the only option available for fossil-based power generation to drastically reduce their CO2 emissions. So, how will they do it? […]

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Extracting Library Statistics using OPTIMICA Compiler Toolkit API

December 12, 2017

Have you ever wondered how many components, functions and models are in your library? Modelon’s OPTIMICA Compiler Toolkit has the capability to enable users to retrieve any essential information using the compiler API. This blog introduces the OPTIMICA API – along with its purpose, functionality, and highlights how it can be used to compute library […]

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