Model-based system engineering - integrating modeling and physical testing - is gaining traction in the aerospace industry as a viable means for augmenting the design and testing of components, substructures and full-scale structures. The MTS Aero team is pursuing a spectrum of model-based approaches, including virtual testing, model-assisted compensation and hybrid simulation. In this four-video series, the team explores the promise of virtual testing while demonstrating the power of the MTS tool set.
Video 4: Mike Dembinski - Systems Integration Engineer and Dr. Shawn Gao - Senior Systems Integration Engineer play out the series of virtual test profiles - optimized in Video 2 with AeroPro compensation techniques - on a four-actuator bending beam to demonstrate how much insight can be gained with virtual testing in advance of actual physical testing.
