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Virtual qualification evaluates the functional and reliability performance of the product design without
physical testing of your product. Specifically, virtual qualification uses computer-aided engineering (CAE)
and simulation based on reliability physics analysis (RPA) to model how a product will function under
specific load applications.
You can leverage Ansys
Sherlock (ADA) at this point
in your design review.
Sherlock uses a three-phase
approach consisting of:
Data input
Analysis
Reporting and
recommendations
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Sherlock Automated Design Analysis (ADA)
