Simulation apparatus, simulation method and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

A simulation apparatus, comprising:

• a shape data obtaining unit for obtaining shape data expressing a simulation object;
• a constraint condition storage unit for storing a constraint condition for a simulation in association with each type of object;
• a coupled analysis procedure storage unit for storing, for each of one or more evaluation items for evaluating an object having an arbitrary shape satisfying the constraint condition, a procedure of a coupled analysis using one or more simulation units related to the evaluation item;
• an accepting unit for accepting a type of an object regarding the obtained shape data and an evaluation item for the object;
• a reading unit for reading out a procedure of a coupled analysis corresponding to the evaluation item from the coupled analysis procedure storage unit based on the accepted evaluation item for the object;
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• a coupled analysis unit for reading out a constraint condition for an object corresponding to the accepted type from the constraint condition storage unit, giving the constraint condition to the shape data, and executing the coupled analysis using said one or more simulation units in accordance with the procedure of the coupled analysis read out by the reading unit.

A simulation method for simulating behavior of an object using a simulation apparatus comprising

• obtaining shape data for an object;
• accepting a type of an object regarding the obtained shape data and an evaluation item for the object;
• reading out a procedure of a coupled analysis corresponding to the evaluation item, based on the accepted evaluation item of the object, from a coupled analysis procedure storage unit for storing, for each of one or more evaluation items for evaluating an object having an arbitrary shape satisfying a constraint condition for a simulation, a procedure of a coupled analysis using one or more simulation units related to the evaluation item;
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• reading out a constraint condition of an object corresponding to the accepted type from a constraint condition storage unit for storing a constraint condition for a simulation in association with each type of simulation object, giving the constraint condition to the shape data, and executing the coupled analysis using said one or more simulation units in accordance with the read-out procedure of the coupled analysis.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for making a computer simulate behavior of an object, the computer program making the computer function as:

• one or more simulation units for simulating behavior of an object having an arbitrary shape satisfying a constraint condition for a simulation;
• an accepting unit for accepting a type of an object regarding the shape data of the object and an evaluation item for the object;
• a reading unit for reading out a procedure of a coupled analysis corresponding to the evaluation item, based on the accepted evaluation item for the object, from a coupled analysis procedure storage unit for storing, for each of one or more evaluation items for evaluating an object having an arbitrary shape satisfying a constraint condition for a simulation, a procedure of a coupled analysis using said one or more simulation units related to the evaluation item;
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• a coupled analysis unit for reading out a constraint condition for an object corresponding to the accepted type from a constraint condition storage unit for storing a constraint condition for a simulation in association with each type of simulation object, giving the constraint condition to the shape data, and executing the coupled analysis using said one or more simulation units in accordance with the procedure of the coupled analysis read out by the reading unit.