Ansys is a global leader in engineering simulation software, providing solutions for designing, testing, and optimizing space missions and systems. Their software is used across the space industry for applications like spacecraft design, launch system development, mission planning, and risk mitigation, enabling faster and more cost-effective innovation. Key products include Systems Tool Kit (STK) and Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK). Ansys serves a wide range of customers in the space sector, including NASA, ESA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and other government, commercial, and defense organizations. Associated keywords: simulation, digital engineering, aerospace, mission design, structural analysis.
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Synopsys’ digital mission engineering environment uses Ansys RF Channel Modeler to analyze radio frequency signal propagation performance.
Ansys Charge Plus is the only commercially available software that can compute these space-charging problems in full 3D by modeling plasma interaction, surface charging, charge transport, and electrostatic discharge in complex multi-material systems.
EMA and Synopsys are developing physics-based analysis workflows using Ansys Charge Plus to evaluate spacesuit materials, layered stack-ups, and representative suit features under lunar plasma conditions.
Synopsys’ technology stack includes Ansys HFSS for high-fidelity antenna models installed on spacesuits and rovers.
Ansys offers structural and fluid simulation software utilized by Faraday Rocketry.
LG Innotek is partnering with Ansys to expand the application of Digital Twin technology across its processes.
Space Exploration Engineering (SEE) leveraged Ansys' DME capabilities to support Astrobotic's Peregrine mission.
Engineers at Astrobotic used Ansys Mechanical to evaluate performance under extreme structural loads during launch and transit.
Astrobotic implemented Ansys HFSS to design antenna radiation patterns for maximum signal strength for communications and orbit trajectory tracking.
Astrobotic analyzed the cislunar orbit and trajectory options using Ansys Thermal Desktop to determine suitable launch and landing opportunities.
Astrobotic engineers employed Ansys Discovery to mature the stress design and optimize the Peregrine lander for assembly.
Astrobotic utilized Ansys' topology optimization capabilities to design a lander that achieved mass savings of up to 20% while meeting structural durability criteria.
SEE used Ansys Systems Tool Kit (STK) to assist in planning Peregrine's mission, trajectory, and maneuvers.
Astrobotic leveraged Ansys multiphysics and digital mission engineering (DME) solutions to predict performance throughout the mission.
Ansys provides high-fidelity simulation solutions that help predict performance in uncertain conditions for space programs.
The Astrobotic team used the Ansys Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK) to track the lander’s orbital trajectory and plan maneuvers for an accurate landing.
Ansys' solutions enabled Astrobotic to optimize the spacecraft's design and performance across all mission phases.
The collaboration between Ansys and Sony will provide an automotive-grade, end-to-end spectral simulation pipeline for ADAS perception system developers.
Ansys developed a novel software interface compatible with Sony’s sensor models for high-fidelity virtual camera testing.
Pairing Ansys simulation with Sony’s sensor models alleviates challenges associated with physical prototyping and validation through virtual testing.