Adams Student Edition

Adams is the most widely used multibody dynamics and motion analysis software in the world. Adams helps engineers to study the dynamics of moving parts, how loads and forces are distributed throughout mechanical systems, and to improve and optimize the performance of their products.
Adams multibody dynamics software enables engineers to easily create and test virtual prototypes of mechanical systems in a fraction of the time and cost required for physical build and test. Unlike most CAD embedded tools, Adams incorporates real physics by simultaneously solving equations for kinematics, statics, quasi-statics, and dynamics. Utilizing multibody dynamics solution technology, Adams also runs nonlinear dynamics in a tiny fraction of the time required by FEA solutions. Loads and forces computed by Adams simulations improve the accuracy of FEA by providing better assessment of how they vary throughout a full range of motion and operating environments.
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Adams Related Student Stories & Case Studies
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Ohio State University
Assessing Lumbar Spine Forces with Different Lift Devices During Patient Handling. |
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Colorado State University / Pratt & Miller
Colorado State University student with Adams knowledge gains internship at Pratt & Miller |
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University of Birmingham
Adams/Car for Formula SAE vehicle design pays dividends for University of Birmingham |
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University of Toronto
University of Toronto students use Adams to simulate quarter suspension vehicle system |
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University of Wisconsin
Seeing is believing for University of Wisconsin-Madison students using Adams in their 'Kinematics and Dynamics of Machine Systems' course |
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University of Sophia
Successful Sophia Racing team winning with MSC software |