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        | PROFESSIONAL EDITION | March 12 | Issue 3 |  
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                    | Live Webinar - Driveline Modeling and Simulation: Challenges and Solutions for HIL SimulationWednesday, March 21st, 2012 at 10:00am ET
 
  In this webcast, Dr. Derek Wright, MapleSim Product Manager, and Dr. Orang   Vahid, Senior Modeling Engineer, at Maplesoft will present some of the   challenges faced by hardware- and software-in-the-loop (HIL and SIL) simulation   of complex driveline models. These models present unique difficulties to   engineers wishing to do control design and validation via HIL and SIL   simulation. Specifically, there is often a trade-off necessary between model   fidelity and simulation speed that may necessitate model approximations and   result in reduced effectiveness of the designed controllers. Discussion will   include the role of Modelica and acausal modeling in achieving manageable   physical models and how symbolic formulations can increase simulation speed   without reducing model fidelity. 
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|  | Dr. Derek Wright, MapleSim Product Manager,   MaplesoftDr. Derek Wright  received a Ph.D. degree in the collaborative electrical and   biomedical engineering program at the University of Toronto, Canada. His   research has focused on the physics of medical imaging, and he has also worked   in the areas of robotics, control, analog and digital VLSI and board-level   circuit design, and CCD cameras.
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|  | Dr. Orang Vahid, Senior Modeling Engineer,   Maplesoft Dr. Orang Vahid  holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of   Waterloo. He has over 10 years of experience in industry covering advanced   dynamical systems, friction-induced vibration and control, automotive noise and   vibration, and mechanical engineering design.
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                            | 2012 ECEDHA Annual Conference and Expo March 24th-27th
 Austin, Texas
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                            | SAE 2012 World Congress April 24th-26th
 Austin, Texas
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                            | HIL Datasheet MapleSim produces high-performance, royalty-free code suitable even for complex real-time simulations, including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) applications.
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                  | Recorded SAE Webinar: Physical Models of Automotive Batteries for EV and HEV Applications
 
  The automotive industry is in transformation. New generation   vehicles deploying hybrid (HEV), fully electric (EV), and fuel cell powerplants   are presenting significant challenges to automotive engineers. The complexity of   the automobile has increased exponentially in the past decades with higher   performance components and digital control. This has triggered a design   revolution in the industry which stresses detailed modeling and simulation steps   prior to committing to metal and plastic. With new generation vehicles the need   for advanced physical modeling solutions is considerably greater due to   increasing system complexity, and the battery is becoming one of the most   critical components in alternative powerplant development. This webinar covers new approaches to modeling and simulation for hybrid   electric vehicle (HEV) and fully electric vehicle (EV) applications with   particular emphasis on the development of high fidelity physical models of   automotive batteries. Developed as part of the research program for the   NSERC/Toyota/Maplesoft Industrial Research Chair for Mathematics-based Modeling   and Design, these models will plug into comprehensive system models for HEV and   EV applications. Conventional lead-acid, but also NiMH and Lithium battery   models will be presented. 
 
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                          |  | NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory   Deploys Maplesoft Technology Desktop Engineering, January 26, 2012
 JPL is implementing Maple, MapleSim and MapleNet in its various   projects. Whether creating America's first satellite, Explorer 1, sending the   first robotic craft to the moon or exploring the edges of the solar system, JPL   has been at the forefront of pushing the limits of exploration.
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                          |  | Maplesoft offers testing and assessment software for technical education The Engineer (UK), January 4, 2012
 Maple T.A. 8 testing and assessment software from Maplesoft is   designed for technical education and research, and aims to help instructors to   improve students’ comprehension.
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                          |  | Slapshot robot aims to create game-changing hockey sticks DesignFax, December 20, 2011
 MapleSim played a critical role in the design and development   of the SlapShot XT. MapleSim allowed Hockey Robotics to efficiently and   accurately simulate the coupled dynamic electrical and mechanical behavior of   the equipment.
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