Applied Dynamics Technical Library
Open Process Automation- and Digital Twin-Based Performance Monitoring of a Process Manufacturing System
ABSTRACT: Open Process Automation (OPA) and Digital Twin (DT) technologies show great promise to reduce risk, downtime, and energy ... read more
Kane’s Equations for Nonholonomic Systems in Bond-Graph-Compatible Velocity and Momentum Forms
Applied Dynamics International's (ADI) Senior Applications Engineer, Mr. James R. Phillips, along with co-author, Dr. Farid Amirouche, ... read more
Advanced Operator Interface Panels in ADEPT
ADI’s release of the ADEPT 10.1 Service Pack includes significant advancements to the ADEPT Panels, a tool that provides the ability ... read more
Digital Engineering for Process Manufacturing using ADEPT and MATLAB/Simulink Simscape
Introduction Applied Dynamics International (ADI) recently completed the Digital Twin and Open Automation for Process Manufacturing ... read more
Using Modbus TCP with ADEPT
ADI’s ADEPT Framework now supports Modbus TCP for use in Real-Time Linux servers. Modbus TCP is a data communications protocol ... read more
What Do Virtual V&V and Digital Twins Have in Common?
Modern aerospace systems have continued to grow increasingly complex, demanding an advanced approach in test and evaluation. This ... read more
EtherCAT Industrial Devices with ADEPT Real-Time Linux Servers
ADI’s ADEPT Framework now supports Ethernet for Control Automation, EtherCAT, for use in Real-Time Linux servers. EtherCAT is a ... read more
Facilitating Efficient, Effective Remote V&V with ADEPT
The ADEPT Framework and its predecessors have been facilitating efficient and effective real-time verification and validation ... read more
Introduction to ADEPT Enterprise Server
The ADEPT Enterprise Server (ADEPT-ES) is a utility that enhances cybersecurity, teamwork, and usability across the entire ADEPT ... read more
Revision Control in the ADEPT Framework using Subversion (SVN)
The ADEPT Framework, ADI’s industrial data and control software platform, is constantly evolving to provide users with enhanced and ... read more
ADEPT & Simulink Integration
The ADEPT Framework, ADI’s industrial data and control software platform, has been designed from the ground up for seamless ... read more
Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS)
In late 2019, the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) Version 1.0 was published by The Open Group to standardize distributed, ... read more
Cyberphysical Aircraft Development and Test using Industrial Linux Servers
The value of cyberphysical product development within Integration, Verification, and Validation (IVV) is immense, with reduced cost ... read more
A modern approach to managing complex multi-protocol network definitions throughout the product development lifecycle
Modern systems have grown increasingly dependent on data networks to share information between subsystems. Managing network ... read more
Improving Collaboration for Cyber-Physical Product Development with FMI/FMU
Improved cyber-physical product development reduces technology integration costs, helps manage technology risk, and reduces cost over ... read more
Accessing PLC Data with Industrial Real-Time Linux Servers over EtherNet/IP
Industrial data and control frameworks need to be able to utilize data from both servers and peripheral equipment, such as ... read more
ADEPT Brings Improved Cybersecurity Features
It is a well-known maxim that security is a process rather than a product (or feature.) In this article we first discuss general ... read more
Server Discovery – Simplifying Industrial Linux Server Configuration Management
Industrial computing and data handling capabilities often need to be flexible, reconfigurable, expandable and extensible to data APIs. ... read more
Cyber-physical Product Dev using Industrial Linux Servers – Aircraft Case Study
For most complex systems producers, cyberphysical product development is a portion of a sophisticated Model Based Systems Engineering ... read more
Understanding the Real-Time Executive Daemon (rtxd) for Linux
The real-time executive daemon, or the “rtxd”, is a set of Linux processes and Linux process APIs providing a high-resolution ... read more
Industrial Real-Time Linux Servers
An Industrial real-time Linux server is a computer server, low-cost or very high-end, with a real-time Linux operating system ... read more
From the Lab to the Skies Using an RF-Link
One of the greatest benefits of the ADEPT Framework is the easy transition from virtual development and test to physical integration ... read more
Managing Multi-protocol Network Definitions for Industrial Data Applications
Modern aircraft have grown increasingly dependent on data networks to share data between subsystems. As these networks grow in ... read more
The rtxd Project: Open Source Real-time for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
This whitepaper describes the fundamentals of the rtxd project and explains why it makes sense for ADI and others to invest their time ... read more
Distributed Electrical Aerospace Propulsion – Future Aircraft Concept
The Distributed Electrical Aerospace Propulsion (DEAP) concept aircraft combines six electric engines for main propulsion, electrical ... read more
Development of a Real-Time Capable Integrated Aircraft Model
Flight simulation models are used throughout the aircraft industry including aircraft subsystem design; control system development; ... read more
Aircraft IMA Integration Bench
Managing the Challenges of Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) is forever changing commercial and ... read more
More Electric Aircraft Power Systems Facility
Developing Aircraft Power Systems of the Future Over the past decade, the aircraft industry has converged on a shared vision for the ... read more
The Expanded Reach of Simulation Based Aircraft System Verification and its Software Capability Requirements
The engineering and technology space surrounding Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) has been growing in scope and importance for ... read more
Predictor Methods in Real-Time Simulation
In real-time simulation it may sometimes be necessary to advance a data sequence {xn} by a given time interval in order to compensate ... read more
Improving the Accuracy of Intermediate-pass Outputs in Multi-pass Real-Time Integration Methods
In this paper we introduce formulas which improve the accuracy of the intermediate output data points in multi-pass integration ... read more
Simulation-centric processes for aerospace
Big aerospace and military applications represent the extreme end of embedded-systems complexity. Here’s how an embedded manager uses ... read more
Jet Engine HIL Simulation for Electronic Control System Testing
Successful jet engine development depends as much on the quality of the electronic engine control system as it does on engine design. ... read more
Speeding Aircraft Development from Preliminary Design through Certification
Rapid advancements in avionics systems require moving from concept to certification as quickly and efficiently as possible. Simulation ... read more
RTOS versus GPOS: What is best for embedded development?
Do most embedded projects still need an RTOS? It is a good question, given the speed of today’s high-performance processors and the ... read more
Real-time Simulation and Model-Based-Systems- Engineering using Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Computer Equipment
This paper presents the requirements development (including requirement creep), selection, and integration of a small commercial off ... read more
A momentum form of Kane’s equations for scleronomic systems
Kane’s dynamical equations are an efficient and widely used method for deriving the equations of motion for multibody systems. Despite ... read more
Dynamics of Real-Time Simulation
Computational methods in real-time simulation and control are in general not well understood by scientists and engineers, even when ... read more