 Vehicle engineering simulation work done with Adams by the National University of Singapore (NUS) helped them to Top 5 finish in recent EcoCAR competition Read about the achievement of the student-team at NUS who, under the supervision of Professors Lu Wen Feng and Ian Gibson, used Adams for their suspension & steering simulations to rank Top 5 among 66 entries in the recent Shell EcoCAR marathon competition. Enjoy reading about schools like yours and the interesting work they are doing with MSC software Using modern science to better understand the movements of prehistoric beings
Most notably the FEA Learning Center and the Motion & Systems Learning Center. On the former, be sure to take advantage of our set of 10 new introductory-level Academic Video Tutorials for MD Nastran & Patran.  On the latter, be sure to experiment with pre-built Adams models thatcan be imported and automatically simulated using the Adams/View command files provided including a quarter-car suspension, a wind turbine with flexible bodies, and numerous common kinematic mechanisms (courtesy of University of Michigan Professor Sridhar Kota and visiting Professor Zhe Li).
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Sessions in our SimAcademy Webinar Series are typically hosted by MSC Technical experts and focus on popular How-To examples associated with a particular MSC software product. We have also started offering webinars targeted at academia focused on how to use MSC software specifically in courses & research. A session for "Adams for Kinematics & Dynamics" has already been recorded and is available for playback and a session for "Marc for nonlinear mechanics" is scheduled. Expect other academic webinars to be added to our calendar soon, such as "MD Nastran & Patran for general FEA"; "Adams/Car for vehicle-related student competitions such as Formula SAE"; and more. Note that you can filter the set of previously recorded On-Demand Webcasts to see only those that pertain to "Academic" applications versus those for "Industry". Simulation-related videos from MSC are on YouTube -- for awareness and training Useful MSC documentation is now easily accessible via the Internet Attend an MSC awareness seminar in a city near you to learn more about Adams or Marc
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Shawn McGuan, founder & CEO of LifeModeler, Inc., has had the privilege and pleasure of working with academic researchers to study Ardipithecus ramidus or "Ardi" -- the recently discovered skeleton that is "now the oldest from our (hominid) branch of the primate family tree". Shawn's involvement focused on the use of LifeMOD and Adams to simulate Ardi in an attempt to answer the enigmatic question "How could a foot which could grasp a branch also walk efficiently?" This fascinating work will be featured in TV broadcasts "
If you are interested in learning what kinds of simulation are possible with MSC software, be sure to review the 