{"id":12273,"date":"2020-04-02T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/?p=12273"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:57:45","slug":"reaching-for-the-stars-with-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/reaching-for-the-stars-with-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching for the stars \u2014 with simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most people believe that Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer\nto invent the telescope. However, the first telescope was made by a\nGerman-Dutch glassmaker by the name of Hans Lipperhey in the early 1600\u2019s. Lipperhey\u2019s\npatent was ultimately rejected (there is great historical debate as to why) but\nhis telescope model became the inspiration to other scientists and inventors\nfor the next 400 years.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s telescopes are astounding feats of engineering that continue to benefit from computer technology and software.&nbsp; One such example of a company leveraging powerful software technology is Italian-based ADS International (ADS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For nearly 30 years, ADS has been designing and building\ntelescope, radio telescope and astronomic instruments, with two main product\nlines: adaptive optics and optics alignment systems. In a business in which\neach product is one of a kind, the company supports customers from preliminary\nstudy through execution, integration and final installation. ADS customers are\nuniversities, research centers and large international observatories, including\nthe European Southern Observatory (ESO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Femap-ADS-3-1024x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Femap-ADS-3-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Femap-ADS-3-600x213.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Femap-ADS-3-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Femap-ADS-3.jpg 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A major challenge that ADS faced in the design of its astronomic\ninstruments is responding to their customers unique demands within a reasonable\ntime frame.&nbsp; &nbsp;The ADS team also needed to move rapidly from\nthe virtual prototype stage to structural and thermal analysis and then digital\nsimulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support a cross-disciplinary approach to identify and\ndevelop customer-specific engineering solutions, ADA began using Siemens\nSimcenter Femap software, a CAD-independent pre- and postprocessor, for their\ncomputer-aided engineering (CAE) needs.&nbsp;\nFrom the beginning, Simcenter Femap showed a noticeable reduction in\nprocessing time.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Fremap-ADS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12269\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/it\/our-story\/customers\/ads-international\/59522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Learn more on how ADS International uses simulation to save on time and costs in the creation of its astronomic instruments. (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Learn more on how ADS International uses simulation to save on time and costs in the creation of its astronomic instruments.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people believe that Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to invent the telescope. 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