About Rand Simulation
Rand Simulation is focused on helping organizations bring their product vision to reality through incorporating
engineering simulation technology into the product development process. Rand Simulation caters to product
development organizations looking to compress the design process, maximize innovation, strengthen competitive
differentiation and grow bottom-line profitability. Rand Simulation serves as both a North American reseller of Ansys
engineering simulation software and as a trusted design consultant offering insights gained on over 3,000 design
projects using engineering analysis software to balance design performance with size, cost, DFM and aesthetics.
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It's Time to Move to Reliability Physics Analysis (RPA) for Electronics Testing
• Workbench Integration and Multiphysics Simulations
As users mature in their understanding of the Ansys simulation tools that can work with Sherlock, they
can start to incorporate more physics types to expand the level of fidelity of their simulations and include
the effects of other components in the assembly. For example, using the Ansys Workbench, a user can
export the FEA model generated with Sherlock and connect it to other geometry in Ansys Mechanical.
Using standard Ansys Mechanical linear dynamics analysis techniques, the assembly can be subjected
to the same random vibration profile as was used in the standalone Sherlock analysis. The results can be
imported back into Sherlock where the TTF post-processing can be performed. Comparing these results to
the original results will help to evaluate the contribution of the enclosure to failure rates.
Watch a Demonstration
To see the workflow of importing an OBB Plus+ archive into Sherlock and running a basic mechanical
simulation, check out this section of a recorded webinar called, "An Introduction to Ansys Sherlock for
Electronics Reliability. You can also watch the entire recording.
About the Author
Adam Lemay, Consulting Engineer - FEA, Rand Simulation
Adam is a consulting engineer specializing in electronics reliability solutions.
With experience in the power electronics industry and in simulation, he
collaborates with clients to understand their existing products and evaluate
new designs from an electronics reliability perspective.
