VisualDOC

VisualDOC

VisualDOC

Product catalog summary
Overview
VisualDOC is a comprehensive software tool designed for multidisciplinary design, optimization, and process integration. It facilitates the automation of design processes, reduces design cycle time, and enhances product reliability. The software includes modules for Optimization, Design of Experiments, Response Surface Approximation, and Probabilistic Analysis, which can be integrated into various analysis programs.

Key Features
  • Graphical User Interface: Allows easy creation and configuration of workflows with concurrent monitoring and visualization tools.
  • Integration Capabilities: Supports integration with Excel, Matlab, CAE software, and user-defined libraries.
  • Execution Modes: Offers batch-mode execution and programmatic access to design modules.
  • Data Management: Facilitates storage, reuse, and post-processing of simulation data.

Capabilities
  • Task management with version control.
  • Full parameterization and support for multi-dimensional arrays.
  • Remote and parallel execution capabilities.
  • SQL database support with indexing.

Process Integration
  • Direct communication with MS Excel and Matlab.
  • Compatibility with external CAE software like GENESIS and LS-DYNA.
  • Ability to read/write various ASCII data file formats.

Design Modules
  • Optimization: Includes state-of-the-art optimizers like DOT and BIGDOT, and non-traditional optimizers such as NSGA-II and PSO.
  • Design of Experiments (DOE): Offers over 10 types of DOE designs and surrogate modeling for optimization.
  • Probabilistic Analysis: Supports reliability and robustness studies with a large number of probability distributions.

Sample Applications
  • Rocket Nozzle Optimization
  • Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of Car Body
  • Dynamic Balancing of Gimbaled Sensor Platform

Other VR&D Products
  • GENESIS: A fully integrated finite element analysis and optimization software.
  • DOT: A numerical optimization software library for linear and nonlinear problems.
  • BIGDOT: A large-scale optimizer for solving extensive constrained problems.
  • SMS: A fast eigensolver for NASTRAN installations.

Contact Information
  • Headquarters: Colorado Springs, CO
  • Michigan Office: Novi, MI
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Website: www.vrand.com
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Catalog excerpts

VisualDOC-1

Design, Optimization, and Process Integration Software VisualDOC is a multidisciplinary design, optimization, and process integration software. It is a tool for design process definition, integration, execution, and automation. The design modules included are Optimization, Design of Experiments, Response Surface Approximation, and Probabilistic (Robust and Reliability-based) Analysis. VisualDOC can be used to add these modules to almost any analysis program. VisualDOC graphical user interface allows the user to easily create a connected work-flow of components and configure them. It’s features include comprehensive concurrent monitoring and visualization tools, storage and reuse of generated simulation data for post-processing, full debugging support for model execution, and the ability to interactively inspect and monitor the design process. VisualDOC also supports batch-mode execution and provides programmatic access to all the included design modules. It can integrate with Excel, Matlab, various CAE software, and user-defined libraries and executables. OpƟmizaƟon Response Surface ApproximaƟon ProbabilisƟc Analysis SyntheƟc Responses SimulaƟon Monitors SDM/SQL Database Increase efficiency ● Automate your processes ● Reduce design cycle time ● Increase product reliability Used by engineers worldwide Get your products to market faster ● From concept to preliminary design to detailed design, to manufacture Share and leverage design data ● Share information and data for better decision making Combine data from multiple disciplines ● Perform trade-off studies ● Identify importa

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VisualDOC-2

Capabilities • Task management (versions) • Powerful & flexible auto-complete • Full parameterization • Synthetics for analytic functions • Multi-dimensional arrays • Large data support • Remote execution • Batch/cyclic/conditional execution • Execute only a part of a model • Break-points for debugging • Start/stop/pause model execution • Import/export/reuse simulation data • SQL database support with indexing • Multi-level opt/doe/rsa/prob etc. Process Integration Parallel Simulation • Import/Export components in and out of visualDOC • Direct communication with MS Excel and Matlab • External...

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VisualDOC-3

VisualDOC Design Modules Optimization ● State-of-the-art DOT and BIGDOT optimizers ● Non-traditional optimizers such as NSGA-II Response Surface Optimization ● Optimization technique + DOE design + Approximation method ● Approximate model continuously Design of Experiments (DOE) ● 10+ types of DOE designs including userdefined ● Non-standard design space defined by relationships between design variables ● Approximations from generated DOE ● Surrogate modeling for optimization Sample Applications ● Very few function evaluations Probabilistic Analysis ● Large number of probability distributions...

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VisualDOC-4

Concurrent Monitoring • Real-time visual feedback • Can add any number of simulation monitors before/during/after a simulation • Textual, tabular, and graphical visualization • Large number of plot types (2D, 3D, line, scatter, surface, frequency, correlation, matrix, and more) Post Processing • Summary reports, design point tables, etc. • Interactive post-processors (set analysis, approximation viewers, etc.) Other vr&d Products GENESIS - Structural Analysis & Optimization genesis is a fully integrated finite element analysis and optimization software. Analyses include static, normal modes,...

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