Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the latest updates to its Simcenter Testlab software, which includes new AI-assisted workflows that significantly accelerate modal analysis processes. The updates enable engineers to test faster, smarter, and earlier than ever before. The new AI-assisted modal analysis automates complex mode selection and validation, reducing manual effort and operator dependency, and speeds up modal analysis by up to 7x.
The latest enhancements in Simcenter Testlab are part of Siemens’ approach to integrating AI to transform how teams conduct, manage, and interpret physical testing. The software now includes automated data capture and processing, improving data quality and consistency across all testing phases. The updates also bring enhanced testing and analysis tools, including Transfer Path Analysis (TPA), which cuts overall analysis time by 40%, making sophisticated NVH predictions more accessible to less experienced users.
The new update also includes the first ISO 20270-compliant solution, which automates the acquisition of blocked forces and impedance FRFs, reducing the time it takes for component characterization from weeks to hours. Additionally, the software includes a new Automated Component Model Extractor, which simplifies the impact acquisition and reduces the personnel required.
The latest update also seamlessly integrates with test hardware, including the Simcenter SCADAS RS data acquisition system. This integration provides clear, wireless tablet-based instructions to operators and enables immediate data validation and processing, reducing errors. The system can now export data in universal or third-party formats, allowing it to work with other software platforms for data processing and analysis.
Overall, the updates to Simcenter Testlab are designed to revolutionize the physical test process by leveraging AI to streamline processes and workflows, minimize manual tasks, and accelerate time to market. Siemens is leading a significant shift in engineering practices, from design and development through to the essential stages of physical testing. With these updates, engineers can test faster, smarter, and earlier than ever before, and make more accurate predictions and decisions.
The main features of the update include:
– New AI-assisted modal analysis that speeds up modal analysis by up to 7x
– Automated data capture and processing
– Enhanced testing and analysis tools, including Transfer Path Analysis (TPA)
– First ISO 20270-compliant solution for component characterization
– Seamless integration with test hardware, including Simcenter SCADAS RS
– Ability to export data in universal or third-party formats.