VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Jan. 17 -- The latest release of WAVE, Ricardo's world-leading engine performance and gas dynamics simulation software, takes its performance and modeling capacity to a new level in the quest to meet increasingly demanding fuel economy and emissions standards. WAVE 8.0 -- the product of more than a year of intense development by Ricardo Software -- features a dramatically improved interface and radically upgraded 3D functions among a host of enhancements designed to vastly reduce product development lead times.
Since its launch almost 20 years ago, Ricardo's WAVE product has become the must-have software tool for engine developers. Today's demanding fuel economy and emissions requirements, including 35-MPG CAFE regulations in the U.S. and more stringent CO2 limits in Europe, mean that accurate engine performance simulation has never been more important. Used by automakers and Tier 1 suppliers around the world, WAVE offers unparalleled ease of use and all the processing power that powertrain professionals need to get answers quickly and, above all, accurately. Now, WAVE 8.0 raises the bar still higher with several more unique features such as Controls on Canvas and the revolutionary new WAVE3D. And as always, Ricardo's development of the software has sought to anticipate future directions in powertrain design. Key new features include:
Controls on Canvas: This smart, easy-to-master new front end for WAVE transforms the way in which users manage control elements. The Elements Manager has been extended to include all control elements such as sensors, actuators, PID controllers, valve actuators, interpolation maps and load models, all of which can be manipulated on a simple drag-and-drop basis. Wiring now links actuators, sensors and control elements, so there's no need to hunt through drop-down menus to work out the connectivity. There are new control elements too, including integrator, differentiator and function, the latter allowing the user to introduce logic expressions into the simulation. Control circuits can be dimmed, turned off or viewed alone for increased clarity.
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