MapleSim Connector streamlines model-based machine development

B&R MapleSim Connector makes it efficient for B&R customers to integrate the MapleSim tool from Maplesoft. MapleSim creates a highly accurate, dynamic model of the machine based on CAD data in STEP format. All forces and torques are modelled with great precision, enabling the model to be used as a digital twin for component sizing. The physical model is also available as a functional mock-up unit for virtual commissioning of the machine software in Automation Studio. This helps to avoid costly design errors.

B&R MapleSim Connector offers two export functions for efficient use of digital twins in the development process. On the one hand, it is possible to export simulation data to optimise the sizing of servo drives, motors and gearboxes using tools like ServoSoft. Alternatively, the model built in MapleSim can be exported as an FMI file, including the CAD data.

A model built in MapleSim can be used as a simulation model in Automation Studio and transferred directly to the B&R control hardware. The result is hardware-in-the-loop simulation, where the machine's behaviour is emulated in real time to create a controlled environment where the machine software can be tested safely. In this environment, all control parameters can be manipulated and the temperature behaviour of the drive can be simulated. The behaviour of the digital twin is visualised live in B&R Scene Viewer.

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