Three-Dimensional Dynamic Magnetic Simulation System

该提案将资助UBC的Chau博士和Iris Dynamics，Ltd.之间的合作项目。 不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚将开发用于测试和原型制作的三维动态磁模拟工具 变力线性电动执行器的应用。Iris Dynamics是一家加拿大技术公司， 高性能运动控制系统，用于逼真的模拟和精确的遥控操作， 海洋和陆地车辆。他们开发了一种新型的电动线性致动器，该致动器依赖于一系列的 线圈和穿过阵列中心的磁轴。这项技术有可能 大大降低了许多运动控制系统的建造成本并提高了其可靠性， 其他需要精密线性执行器的应用。该公司有意扩大其市场 渗透到商业飞行训练设备，并最终进入更广泛的模拟训练空间， 定制执行器制造的方式。为了提供高效的执行器制造服务，Iris 动力学需要仿真工具来解决和可视化感应内的磁相互作用 任意尺寸、形状和电流水平的致动器。 博士Chau和Iris Dynamics将合作建立一个三维动态磁模拟系统 这将最终用于测试未来的产品设计的力量输出，功耗， 线性化、热管理和磁场相互作用（建立/崩溃场、涡流 等）。仿真系统将用于快速识别/消除各种设计中的问题， 着眼于降低原型成本。此工具将用于快速建立最可能的设计路径 用于实现性能目标和用于估计给定的设计限制变化将如何影响其他 性能变量。该项目将为Iris Dynamics提供直接的经济效益， 新的全职职位，雇用熟练的加拿大工人。

This proposal will fund a collaborative project between Dr. Chau at UBC and Iris Dynamics, Ltd. based in Victoria, BC to develop a three-dimensional dynamic magnetic simulation tool for the testing and prototyping of variable-force electric linear actuators. Iris Dynamics is a Canadian technology company that provides high performance motion control systems for the realistic simulation and precision remote operation of aerial, marine, and land vehicles. They have developed a new type of electric linear actuator that relies on an array of coils and a magnetic shaft passing through the center of the array. The technology has the potential to substantially reduce the construction costs and increase the reliability of many motion control systems and other applications requiring precision linear actuators. The company is interested in extending its market penetration into commercial flight training devices and eventually into the wider simulation training space by way of custom actuator manufacturing. In order to provide efficient actuator manufacturing services, Iris Dynamics requires simulation tools to solve for and visualize the magnetic interactions within induction actuators of arbitrary size, shape, and current levels. Dr. Chau and Iris Dynamics will collaborate to build a three-dimensional dynamic magnetic simulation system which will ultimately be used to test future product designs for force output, power consumption, force linearization, thermal management, and magnetic field interactions (building/collapsing fields, eddy currents etc.). The simulation system will be used to quickly identify/eliminate issues in various designs ultimately with an eye towards prototype cost reduction. This tool will be used to quickly establish the best likely design paths for achieving performance targets and for estimating how a given design restriction change will affect other performance variables. This project will provide direct economic benefit to Iris Dynamics, which will translate into new full-time positions that employ skilled Canadian workers.