Enhancing dynamic characteristics in an analytical model

An enhancement system for an analytical model representing a structural assembly, comprising:

• an analytical model;
• a component enhancement subsystem, comprising:
• a plurality of component locations, comprising a subset of interesting component locations;
• a plurality of component characteristics;
• and
• an enhanced component characteristic;
• wherein said component enhancement subsystem provides for selectively identifying said subset of interesting component locations from said plurality of component locations;
• and
• wherein said component enhancement subsystem provides for generating an enhanced component characteristic for at least one said interesting component location;
• and
• a fastener enhancement subsystem, comprising:
• a plurality of fastener locations, comprising a subset of interesting fastener locations;
• a plurality of fastener characteristics;
• and
• an enhanced fastener characteristic;
• wherein said fastener enhancement subsystem provides for selectively identifying said subset of interesting fastener locations from said plurality of fastener locations;
• and
• wherein said fastener enhancement subsystem provides for generating an enhanced fastener characteristic for at least one said interesting fastener location.

A method of enhancing a model, comprising:

• identifying a subset of interesting locations from a plurality of locations on the analytical model;
• evaluating the subset of interesting locations by evaluating one or more initial characteristics relating to each location in the subset of interesting locations;
• and
• generating an enhanced model with enhanced dynamic characteristics by changing at least one initial characteristic into an enhanced characteristic for at least one interesting location.