ZDL Services

Simulation Consultancy Services

ZDL is able to conduct turnkey projects using the leading multi-body dynamics tool (MSC.ADAMS) to assist with the design and analysis of your product.

With over 12 years of experience covering the automotive, aerospace, medical and general machinery industries, we have the expertise required to solve your mechanism design problems. Recent ZDL projects include:

• Creation of bespoke aerodynamic force element for aircraft model
• Optimisation and analysis of sports car suspension for ride and handling performance improvements
• Landing gear loads analysis for a UAV
• Shimmy analysis for landing gear for small fighter aircraft (Paper presented at 2007 VI-grade Users Conference)
• Helicopter nose gear shimmy analysis
• Helicopter nose gear passive steering returnability simulation
• Off-highway military vehicle model creation and correlation
• Creation of bespoke full vehicle suspension test rig (3 axle)
• On-highway heavy goods vehicle suspension loads analysis
• Specialist MSC.ADAMS related training
• Race car setup optimisation for minimal lap time

Previous consultancy projects prior to the formation of ZDL include:

• Conceptual vehicle suspension system development
• Conceptual twist beam suspension development (Paper presented at SAE Congress 1999)
• Simulation of aircraft pullback tractor
• Simulation of dose counter mechanism for inhaler
• Simulation of clutch cable operation
• Optimisation of family of on-highway commercial vehicle suspension systems for ride and handling
• Develop model that integrates aircraft landing gear mechanical, hydraulic and avionics systems
• Vehicle virtual durability prediction
• Suspension optimisation for vehicle handling
• and many others

Multi-body Dynamics Simulation Training Services

ZDL is able to offer a complete package of training for all VI-grade products using either standard training material or material based around your own processes.

We can offer bespoke training in multi-body dynamics techniques. Typically this is offered to beginners who have completed the vendors standard training courses but are now trying to use the tools to model their own mechanisms.

Our one to one training sessions can help you to be productive significantly quicker than without assistance, saving you both time and money. Often only a couple of days assistance is necessary for you to gain the necessary confidence, and to get your models built and working.

Software Customisation Services

We can help you to tailor your multi-body software tools (MSC.ADAMS^TM, MD ADAMS^TM and SimXpert^TM) to suit the specific needs of your organisation and processes. We can help you to automate and accelerate your model build and simulation processes, reducing reliance on expert users, and saving you time and reducing costs.

We can also help you to manage your own customisations between software updates.

Contact us to discuss how a customised interface for MSC.ADAMS could save you time and money, and deliver more reliable results faster.

Case Studies

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