Utilization in construction machinery design: Virtual simulation technology for construction work and soil.
AGX Dynamics
Virtually reproduce the behavior of soil and the operation of construction machinery. We offer support tools and consulting for model-based development!
The soil simulation tool "AGX Dynamics" is a technology that enables the reproduction of various construction and civil engineering tasks in a virtual space. 【Use Cases】 ★ Reproduction of civil engineering tasks such as excavation with excavators, leveling with bulldozers and road rollers, movement with crawlers and tires, and earth transportation with dump trucks. ★ Obtaining information about the forces acting on different parts of construction machinery during civil engineering work, such as the excavation reaction force at the bucket tip. ★ Reproducing the shape of soil after excavation and leveling, and acquiring terrain data. ★ Reproducing soils with various properties such as mud, soil, and gravel by adjusting various parameters of soil mechanics. ★ Visualization and VR viewing using game engines and other tools. ★ It is also possible to build simulations linked with other tools and software. If you are interested in the design of construction machinery using simulations or improving the efficiency of on-site work, please feel free to contact us.
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basic information
"AGX Dynamics" is a development tool for building simulators. It is utilized in a wide range of fields, including construction machinery, soil, robots, and cranes. Among these, computer simulation of soil is a new technology that is currently being utilized in advanced development and research by major construction machinery manufacturers, national research institutes, and universities. This development tool has a high versatility that allows users to build their own simulators. On the other hand, it requires a corresponding level of skill and effort from the user. It falls within the price range of general CAE tools and may not be considered an easy-to-use tool. However, we believe that recreating reliable construction machinery and environmental models in a virtual space will yield various benefits in the future. Our company also offers consulting services to help users build truly usable simulator tools. If you have any ideas on how this could be used, please feel free to contact us. We can provide advice based on our expertise regarding the feasibility, cost, and scale of development.
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Price range
P5
Delivery Time
P3
Applications/Examples of results
There are case studies in the following industries and applications, primarily in Japan and Europe. 【Industries】 Industrial robot manufacturers Construction and civil engineering machinery manufacturers Large machinery manufacturers Automobile manufacturers Electronics manufacturers General contractors Research institutions Universities
Detailed information
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This is a simulation of a wheel loader, terrain (soft ground), and earth excavation. It supports high-precision applications such as construction machinery and heavy equipment design and control verification, as well as high-speed simulations focused on real-time performance for training simulators. Recently, it is expected to be utilized in various developments aimed at construction automation.
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We are conducting simulations of rigid body grasping by robots. Generally, it is difficult to maintain stable simulations in grasping states, but it is possible to handle them stably by optimizing the constraints. Additionally, various parameters can be obtained within the simulation, such as the reaction forces at contact points and the torque of each robot axis, making it a promising application for use in teaching-less scenarios and in conjunction with artificial intelligence.
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This is a cable simulation. AGX Dynamics handles rigid body constraint simulations, so it cannot fundamentally deal with flexible materials. In this cable simulation, the cable is represented by connecting many small rigid bodies with constraints, and by setting parameters for damping and elasticity in those constraints, we can reproduce the behavior of the cable we want to simulate. Additionally, this simulation has constraints with six degrees of freedom, allowing it to account for both movement and rotation. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce twisting phenomena as well. The advantage of AGX Dynamics' physics engine lies in the fact that connecting rigid bodies continuously with constraints that have six degrees of freedom does not cause the simulation to diverge, and this is a point where the direct method solver excels technically. This advantage is not only applicable to cables but also demonstrates superiority in accuracy and performance in simulations of mechanisms where each rigid body is stiffly connected, such as industrial robots and construction machinery.
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Company information
We provide technical consulting and contract development related to the construction of physical simulations. In collaboration with Algoryx Simulation AB in Sweden, we offer technical consulting to customers who wish to implement the professional-use physics engine "AGX Dynamics" into user applications and build custom simulators. Building a physical simulation environment requires a wide range of knowledge, including system planning, modeling, system identification, and modeling techniques, as well as physics, engineering, and mathematics. Additionally, various tools such as 3D CAD, programming languages like Python and C++, game engines, and control software like Matlab/Simulink may be needed for usage and integration. Our technical support team, which can provide these technologies as a one-stop solution, is our strength and feature.