MapleSim
Encyclopedia
MapleSim is a multi-domain modeling
and simulation
tool developed by Maplesoft. MapleSim generates model equations, runs simulations, and performs analyses using the symbolic and numeric mathematical engine of Maple
. Models are created by dragging-and-dropping
components from a library into a central workspace, resulting in a model that represents the physical system in a graphical form.
Maplesoft began development of MapleSim partly in response to a request from Toyota
to produce physical modeling tools to aid in their new model-based development process.
The MapleSim library includes many components that can be connected together to model a system. These components are from areas of science and engineering such as electrical
, mechanical
, and thermal
engineering fields. MapleSim also includes traditional signal flow components that can be combined with other physical components in the workspace. Thus, MapleSim is able to combine causal modeling methods with acausal techniques that do not require specification of signal flow direction between all components.
The use of Maple underneath MapleSim allows all of the system equations to be generated and simplified automatically. The user can explore their system in various ways, such as viewing the equations behind their model and performing parameter optimization. The use of the Maple mathematics engine also allows for MapleSim to incorporate such features as units management and solving of high order DAEs that are typically encountered in complex acausal models.
Mathematical model
A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modeling. Mathematical models are used not only in the natural sciences and engineering disciplines A mathematical model is a...
and simulation
Computer simulation
A computer simulation, a computer model, or a computational model is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system...
tool developed by Maplesoft. MapleSim generates model equations, runs simulations, and performs analyses using the symbolic and numeric mathematical engine of Maple
Maple (software)
Maple is a general-purpose commercial computer algebra system. It was first developed in 1980 by the Symbolic Computation Group at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada....
. Models are created by dragging-and-dropping
Drag-and-drop
In computer graphical user interfaces, drag-and-drop is the action of selecting a virtual object by "grabbing" it and dragging it to a different location or onto another virtual object...
components from a library into a central workspace, resulting in a model that represents the physical system in a graphical form.
Maplesoft began development of MapleSim partly in response to a request from Toyota
Toyota Canada Inc.
Toyota Canada Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota, Scion and Lexus cars, SUVs and trucks, and Toyota Industrial Equipment. Toyota Canada's head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax...
to produce physical modeling tools to aid in their new model-based development process.
The MapleSim library includes many components that can be connected together to model a system. These components are from areas of science and engineering such as electrical
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, mechanical
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
, and thermal
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is a physical science that studies the effects on material bodies, and on radiation in regions of space, of transfer of heat and of work done on or by the bodies or radiation...
engineering fields. MapleSim also includes traditional signal flow components that can be combined with other physical components in the workspace. Thus, MapleSim is able to combine causal modeling methods with acausal techniques that do not require specification of signal flow direction between all components.
The use of Maple underneath MapleSim allows all of the system equations to be generated and simplified automatically. The user can explore their system in various ways, such as viewing the equations behind their model and performing parameter optimization. The use of the Maple mathematics engine also allows for MapleSim to incorporate such features as units management and solving of high order DAEs that are typically encountered in complex acausal models.
Release history
| Name/Version | Date |
|---|---|
| MapleSim 1.0 | December 2008 |
| MapleSim 2.0 | April 2009 |
| MapleSim 3.0 | October 2009 |
| MapleSim 4.0 | April 2010 |
| MapleSim 4.5 | October 2010 |
| MapleSim 5.0 | June 2011 |
| MapleSim 5.01 | October 2011 |
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