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5.10.8 Conclusions

The.integrated.simulation.capabilities.within.LMS.Virtual.Lab.and.LMS.Imagine.
Lab.AMESim.offer.an.eficient.solution.to.analyze.and.optimize.the.dynamics,.
durability.performance,.and.noise.emissions.of.wind.turbines..Accurate.loads.
are. easily. generated. with. LMS. Virtual.Lab. Motion. thanks. to. state-of-the-art.
contact.formulations.suited.for.system-level.analysis..Those.loads.lead.the.engi-
neers.to.evaluate.the.stresses.occurring.in.each.component.and.the.vibrations.
generated.in.the.structure..To.assess.the.fatigue.life.of.the.components,.either.the.
computed.stresses.or.measured.stresses.are.then.used.in.Virtual.Lab.Durability..
Virtual.Lab.Noise.and.Vibration.helps.engineers.to.evaluate.the.noise.emitted.
by.the.system.and.to.understand.its.components.and.origin.
Using. the. same. LMS. Virtual.Lab. environment. to. perform. all. of. these.
analyses.eliminates.the.need.to.transfer.data.and.models.between.different.
tools,. which. saves. time. and. avoids. errors.. Moreover,. the. single. integrated.
environment.enables.one.to.quickly.analyze.the.effect.of.design.changes.on.
a.speciic.performance.attribute..This.allows.engineering.teams.to.perform.
fast.optimization.loops.from.the.early.development.stages.onward.
The.multidomain.system.approach.of.LMS.Imagine.Lab.AMESim.helps.engi-
neers.to.model.critical.subsystems,.to.study.their.performance,.and.to.assess.
the.coupling.between.the.subsystems.in.the.overall.system.coniguration.

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