Patent Document ID: 9098650
Application ID: 13085168
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for generating a target simulation model for a defined physical object, the method comprising: providing artefacts of the defined physical object originated during a non-automated engineering process, wherein the artefacts describe the structure, the behavior, and the physics of elements of the defined physical object, and wherein the artefacts comprise mechatronics simulation tags representing available engineering information not extracted automatically by a tool, regarding the defined physical object; wherein the artefacts comprise a CAD model of the defined physical object and the mechatronics simulation tags comprise at least one of lines, points, coordinate systems, planes, surfaces, and geometric objects; storing the artefacts in a data base; automatically extracting out of the artefacts the information needed for generating the target simulation model based on a defined objective; automatically mapping the elements of the defined physical object needed for generating the target simulation model based on the defined objective into elements of the target simulation model using a transformation matrix comprising rules for the transformation of structure, behavior and the physics of the elements of the defined physical object into model elements in the language of a simulation tool; and automatically assembling the extracted information and the mapped elements to generate the target simulation model for the defined physical object, the target simulation model comprising a finite elements analysis (FEA) model usable by the simulation tool to analyze a physical behavior of the defined physical object; and performing, by the simulation tool, a simulation of the physical behavior of the defined physical object using the finite elements analysis (FEA) model.