MADYMO

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MADYMO
Operating system Linux and Microsoft Windows
Type multi-body system simulation
License proprietary
Website www.tassinternational.com/madymo

MADYMO (MAthematical DYnamic MOdels) is a software package for the analysis of occupant safety systems in the automotive and transport industries. [1] The software was developed by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and is owned and distributed by TASS International Software and Services, headquartered in Helmond, the Netherlands. By one author's[ who? ] estimation, "MADYMO is probably the most widely used multi-body system program for occupant safety systems." [1] :55

Contents

Application areas include automotive crash safety, train interior safety, motorcycle safety, aircraft and helicopter safety, consumer product safety, crash reconstruction, and vehicle handling.[ citation needed ]

Product modules

MADYMO has a range of product modules with different functionality [2]

Product features

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References

  1. 1 2 Schmitt, K-U; Niederer, PF; Muser, MH; Walz, F (2007). Trauma biomechanics: accidental injury in traffic and sports (2nd ed.). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN   978-3-540-73872-5.
  2. "MADYMO Reference Manual".
  3. "MADYMO Solver".
  4. "MADYMO dummy models".
  5. "MADYMO Human models".
  6. "Testimonials".
  7. "AORC benchmark".