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Foil 45 Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design as a Critical use of HPCC in Manufacturing?

From Programming Paradigms A CRPC/MCNC Workshop -- April 10-13 1995. by Geoffrey C. Fox


1 MAD (Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design) links:
  • Structural, Fluid flow, electromagnetic signature, manufacturing process computations
  • Design, Manufufacturing, Sales and Support Functions
2 (Includes MDO -- Multidisciplinary Optimization)
3 Link Simulation and CAD Processes
  • Technically link CAD databases (using parallel database technology) to MPP simulations
4 This is really important application of HPCC as addresses "Amdahl's Law" as we use HPCC to support full manufacturing cycle -- not just one part! Thus large improvements in manufacturers time to market and product quality possible.
5 BUT must change and even harder integrate:
  • ALL software used in Manufacturing and this now comes from different vendors
  • The way of doing business in company
    • New job skills and cultures -- the hardest problem

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