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🧭 CAE Compass Edition # 29 It's been a long time since our last newsletter issue... Life’s been like a game of table tennis lately — me on one side, office work on the other, and My Physics Café cheering from the sidelines. Between dodging emails and brewing coffee, I finally sat down to write this edition for you. 🏓 Today’s topic is something cool and full of future possibilities — Biomechanics Simulation. Bionic arms that blend human anatomy with mechanical engineering Imagine your body is...
🧭 CAE Compass Edition # 27 Ever tried baking a cake and used salt instead of sugar? Disaster, right? Choosing the wrong material model in your analysis feels exactly like that. The structure may look perfect, but it won’t perform as expected! Don’t worry; with a little know-how (and a flowchart), you can pick the right material model every time. Selecting the right material is that easy! Step-1: Understand Your Material’s Personality Materials have distinct personalities. Some are flexible...
🧭 CAE Compass Edition # 26 Imagine you're having a great day. The sun is shining, you’re feeling flexible and happy, ready to take on whatever life throws at you. But suddenly, the temperature drops, and you turn stiff. Sounds dramatic, right? Well, this is exactly what happened to the infamous ship and the root cause was found 40 years later! And still, she doesn't know the root cause 😑 Like people, materials also behave differently depending on the temperature. At room temperature, steel is...