Pluggable Solver Brings Physics-Based Simulation to Omniverse
What you’ll learn:
- Why real-world, physics-based simulation is important to designers.
- What is a pluggable solver?
- What is Ansys Perceive EM?
These days, most products are simulated well before they’re constructed or prototyped, as simulation has become more robust. Moreover, the hardware and software to support simulation has improved significantly over time, allowing for real-time simulation
I talked with Arien Sligar, Senior Principal Product Specialist at Ansys, about the company’s Perceive EM wireless network and radar modeling support that was linked with NVIDIA’s Omniverse virtual-reality (VR) environment (watch video above). Perceive EM, a solver that can be used with other environments, is integrated with Ansys’ simulation tools.
In the video, you will see how NVIDIA’s robot simulation takes advantage of Ansys’ Perceive EM modeling support. The RF modeling is presented in the same image as the virtual environment, providing real-time feedback as the robot navigates through the environment (see figure).
In the example, the modeling support is used for both the robot’s radar object-detection system as well as the Wi-Fi communication system. The Wi-Fi access point is located on the far wall in the top center of the figure.
This type of simulation can be used for a variety of tasks, from optimizing the robot’s operation placement of access points within a work environment. Recreating real environments in a virtual world is significantly easier these days, enabling these tools to be used to address real-world concerns.
