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MSC Software: Product Datasheet - Adams/MachineryTM
DATASHEET
Adams/Machinery
TM
A Powerful Simulation Suite for

Mechanical Drive Systems
Overview
Adams/Machinery is a new Adams software solution that allows engineers to efficiently build
functional virtual prototypes of their mechanical components and systems early in the design
cycle, prior to committing to building physical prototypes. With this new solution, companies
will reduce their volume of prototypes, decrease their design cycle times, and meet their
functional specifications more reliably. All of these benefits drive costs down significantly.
Adams/Machinery is fully incorporated inside the Adams/View environment. With productivity
tools for modeling and pre-processing gear, bearing, cable, chain and belt components,
Adams/Machinery provides an extremely approachable, easy-to-use interface with in-line help
and useful information about the components, their connections, and the applicability of various
modeling fidelity options. Wizards help guide users through the model setup process and
provide the ability to manipulate model parameters and modeling options with ease.
Value Proposition
• Improve Engineering Productivity: Enable direct, high-fidelity simulation of common
mechanical parts and systems, such as gears, bearings, cable systems, pulley-belt systems
and sprocket-chain systems, reduce dependency on macro-creation skills, and improve
analyst efficiency
• Accelerate Time-To-Market: Gain faster, better insight into overall system
design performance.
• Reduce Manufacturing Costs: Accurately predict and adjust design behavior much earlier
in the design cycle; achieve an optimal design by analyzing multiple design variants faster
• Achieve Lower Warranty Costs: Predict system-level functional performance and
accurately assess lifecycle service (safety, fatigue, durability); reduce risk by having better
information at every stage of development
Product Attributes & Capabilities

Adams/Machinery comprises a suite of modules as described below:
Gear
This module is for engineers who need to predict the impact on system behavior of gear
attributes, such as ratio, backlash, helix angle, etc. A variety of gear types are supported in the
Adams/Machinery environment, and these include spur, helical, straight bevel, and spiral bevel
configurations.
• Choose gear type with the selection of Spur Gear (Internal/External), Helical Gear (Internal/
External), Bevel Gear Straight and Bevel Gear Spiral
• Apply Detailed modeling method when friction is considered and study the backlash based
on actual working center distance and tooth thickness
• Apply Contact modeling method to use geometry-based contact and to support
shell-to-shell 3D geometry contact
• Use Geometry settings to define the location and geometric parameters of gears
• Choose the materials of gears by defining mass or density
• Create a planetary gear set by using the planetary gear wizard
• Generate gear-specific output in the postprocessor
• Use automated model parameterization as reference to perform design exploration
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Belt • Select from over 120 oil- and grease-based bearing lubricants
This module is for engineers who need to predict performance of • Predict the bearing service life (under the specified simulation conditions)
belt-pulley systems; attributes of interest could include transmission ratio, based on industry standards sensitive to the loading, lubrication, speed,
tension and load prediction, compliance, and general belt dynamics. One and bearing geometry
can examine planar dynamic behavior of belt-pulley systems for a range
of belt types, including smooth, poly-V grooved, and trapezoidal-toothed Cable
variants. This module is designed for engineers to easily model and analyze cable
• Choose belt type with the selection of poly-V grooved belt, based transmission systems. Module highlights are as follows.
trapezoidal-toothed belt, and smooth belt • Precisely compute the cable vibration and cable tension
• Use Geometry settings to define the location and geometric • Predict the load history of pulleys to perform fatigue analysis
parameters of pulleys
• Analyze the impact of cable slippage on system load performance
• Choose the materials of pulleys by defining mass or density
• Study the effect of cable compliance on the system output speed
• Apply tensioner pulley to the belt system to take up extra slack
• Study the winching effects in terms of the addition and removal of cable
and control the routing of the belt
length from the system
• Specify belt properties
• Define the pulley properties in terms of dimensions, contact parameters
• Generate belt-specific output in the postprocessor and materials
• Use actuation wizard to apply force or motion to any pulley • Define the preloading, density, Young’s Modulus, stiffness coefficient
in the belt system and damping coefficient to get the accurate cable outputs
Chain Electric Motors

This module is for engineers who need to evaluate chain system attributes The new Adams/Machinery Electric Motor Module enables engineers
including drive ratio, tension, contact force, and general dynamics. One to represent electric motors with more sophistication and ease than via
can model and evaluate the dynamics for both roller and involute, i.e., simple kinematic motions or via potentially complicated self-authored
silent, chain types. torque functions or subroutines.
• Choose chain type with the selection of roller chain or silent chain • Choose different modeling method for different applications
• Apply Linear, Nonlinear, or Advanced compliance to the roller chain • Select from DDC (Shunt or Series), DC Brushless, Stepper and AC
• Apply Linear compliance to a silent chain Synchronous motors using analytical method
• Use Geometry settings to define the location and geometric parameters • Apply external method by which the motor torque is defined by either
of your sprockets Easy5 or MATLAB Simulink
• Choose the materials of your sprockets by defining mass or density • Calculate necessary motor sizing
• Apply Pivot, Translational, or Fixed guides to the chain system • Predict impact of motor torque on system
• Specify chain properties • Perform precise position control
• Generate chain-specific output in the post-processor • Get a realistic drive signal for the rest of the machine components
• Use actuation wizard to apply force or motion to any sprocket

in the chain system Adams/Machinery License Options
(Token and Standalone Availability)
Bearing • Adams/Machinery Add-on Module (requires Adams Studio, i.e., Adams/
This module is for engineers who need to predict the impact of the design View and Adams/Solver)
and behavior of rolling-element bearings on overall system performance. • Adams/Machinery Studio (includes Adams/Studio and the Adams/
This includes an accurate representation of the bearing stiffness, sensitive Machinery Add-on Module
to internal dimensions, offsets, misalignments, and clearances. Engineers
can predict more accurately how bearing compliance influences the • Individual Feature Modules (requires Adams Studio, i.e., Adams/View
overall motion and loading of the system, as well as perform basic life and Adams/Solver)
predictions based on widely-adopted standards that consider bearing
loading, lubrication, and speed. Module highlights are as follows.
• Choose from 14 different rolling-element bearing types
• Look up bearing parameter values from a library of over 24,000 off-the-
shelf bearings and/or input values directly
• Calculate bearing reaction forces, optionally leveraging a nonlinear
stiffness response from embedded technology delivered by KISSsoft, an
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A Powerful Simulation Suite for

Product Attributes & Capabilities

Chain Electric Motors

• Specify chain properties • Perform precise position control

• Use actuation wizard to apply force or motion to any sprocket

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