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Altair® Inspire™
for simulation-driven design
Easily import and extend your use of CAD geometry by performing structural analyses, topology optimization (for lightweighting), and motion studies with your robot.
Download Inspire
Altair® AI Studio®
for data-driven decisions
Effectively manage your large amounts of competition data from various sources to help you choose alliance partners, detect anomalies and perform predictive maintenance to avoid problems during matches.
Download AI Studio
Altair® Compose®
for equation-based modeling and calculations
Quickly calculate any performance characteristic for your robot, such as power consumption, based on equations you have available to model that characteristic.
Download Compose
Altair® Twin Activate™
for system simulations
Understand macro-level robot behavior such as interactions between different subsystems (e.g., electrical and mechanical), without needing 3D CAD.
Download Twin Activate
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Start Here with the Basics of Structural Analysis
Determine the torsional rigidity/stiffness of a robot base to avoid too much bending during operation.
What you will learn:
Download Module 1
Learn More About Structural Analysis
Assess the strength of a robot bracket to avoid breakage during operation and evaluate an alternative based on the initial results.
What you will learn:
What you can review:
Download Module 2
Learn How to Optimize Your Designs
Lightweight a robot arm utilizing topological optimization while maintaining strength requirements.
What you will learn:
What you can review:
Download Module 3
Dive Into Motion Analysis
Simulate the movement of a Robot Arm to validate proper motion dynamics and verify torque requirements on the motors.
What you will learn:
Download Module 4
Structural Analysis from Motion Simulation
Leverage the dynamic motion of a subsystem to capture resulting forces that will then be used to analyze a bracket.
What you will learn/ review:
Download Module 5
Topology Optimization from Structural Analysis and Motion Simulation
Light weight the bracket previously analyzed by using forces derived from the motion.
What you will learn/ review:
Download Module 6
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Using RapidMiner to help choose Alliance Partners
Select the best alliance partners based on data gathered by several team scouts.
What you will learn:
Download Module 1
Analyzing the Blue Alliance Data
Connect to the Blue Alliance API, extract its FRC team performance data, and choose the best alliance partners through data analysis.
What you will learn:
Download Module 2
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