Analysis services for the defence industry
TRaC are working with the UK's leading defence companies to assist them in developing products which meet the severe demands placed upon them. Whether it's weight reduction, reliability, survivability or strength and fatigue issues, our engineers can help.
TRaC's team can analyse your product at the development stage as well as conduct your physical testing. We not only provide analysis services but will also advise on how to improve the design in order to meet in service requirements.
Because we are experts in physical test as well as structural analysis we have a unique in-depth understanding of fatigue, durability and stress.
TRaC are experts in the use of Adams, the most widely used multi-body dynamics and motion analysis software in the World. This allows us to study the dynamics of your multiple moving parts, how loads and forces are distributed throughout mechanical systems, and how to improve and optimise the mechanical performance of your products.
Traditional "build and test" design methods are now too expensive, too time consuming, and sometimes even impossible to do. Not only can we analyse linear vibration and transient dynamics, but we can also analyse the large rotations and other highly nonlinear motion of full mechanical systems.
Recent Projects include:
- Weight reduction of a Pilot's head up display whilst maintaining stiffness
(Analysis and physical testing at TRaC. Image courtesy of BAE Systems Integrated Systems Technologies)
- Weight reduction of JSF weapons bay actuator system
- CFD analysis of Electronics cold plate and vibration analysis (Blade Off) engine imbalance of Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Durability of ceramic final cell assemblies under vibration and shock
- Analysis of hydraulic reservoir on military temporary surface laying vehicle Vibration analysis of bridge laying vehicle
- Raydome shock and vibration analysis and physical modal data capture
(Sampson modal test at BAe's Isle of Wight facilities, data captured was feed back into analysis to study resonance - above, middle. Image courtesy of BAE Systems Integrated Systems Technologies)
- Temporary mobile runway stress and fatigue life using Abacus and Nastran
(Image courtesy of Faun)
