The MSC.ADAMS 2005 r2 release is the most advanced version of MSC.ADAMS. It contains over 100 enhancements and many corrections to the software. It introduces the new product, ADAMS/SmartDriver, an advanced driver simulator.
There are many reasons why you should use MSC.ADAMS 2005 r2, including:
Improved durability simulations in MSC.ADAMS through MSC.Nastran integration
Common solver for multi-body, controls, and hydraulics applications
Validated MSC.ADAMS models reused in MSC.Nastran for NVH analysis
Improved connection between MSC.ADAMS and controls-systems software
ADAMS/SmartDriver (new product) support in ADAMS/Car
Road Builder (ADAMS/3D Road feature) support in ADAMS/Car and ADAMS/Chassis
Technology for analyzing rotating systems
Significantly faster contact simulations
Rudimentary flexible-body contact
Ability to view stress hot spots
Accurate modeling of distributed forces
Right turns for open loop and quasi-static cornering events in ADAMS/Car
Support for abort conditions in the Driving Machine and Event Editor for ADAMS/Car and ADAMS/Chassis
Road Builder interface for ADAMS/3D Road
Continued migration of MSC.ADAMS applications to ADAMS/Solver (C++)
Improved ease-of-use in ADAMS/Vibration, ADAMS/Durability, and ADAMS/Flex