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Previous Webcasts
Phoenix Integration hosts a free monthly webcast on topics of ineterest to our customers and potential customers.
Below are samples of some previous webcasts in either Flash Movie format 
(with full audio) or presentation slides in PDF format 
.
| Title | Topics | Presenter/Date |
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Multidisciplinary Performance Trade-offs for the Design of Building Systems |
PHX ModelCenter® allows engineers to integrate disparate software applications into a multi-disciplinary analysis model. A model can then be driven by various types of trade study tools to explore the design space. The research presented will show how PHX ModelCenter® can be used to optimize a building’s structural, energy and cost performance by varying orientation, form, and materials. |
Forest Flager Ph.D. Candidate, CIFE, Stanford University & Grant Soremekun Application Engineer, Phoenix Integration 04/25/08 |
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A Fully Integrated Risk and Cost Model for Complex Aerospace Systems |
SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. (SEI) has conceived of the Integrated Risk and Cost Model (I-RaCM) to meet the need for synchronous cost and risk assessment early in the design of a new aerospace system. Phoenix Integration’s PHX ModelCenter® provides the framework for seamless, integration of I-RaCM’s diverse set of cost and risk tools. |
Peter Menegay Application Engineer, Phoenix Integration & Dominic DePasquale Director, EEG, SpaceWorks Engineering 03/28/08 |
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Analysis of Alternatives: Techniques for Rapidly Comparing 1000's of Design Choices |
PHX ModelCenter® offers unique trade study, visualization, and optimization tools specifically designed for AoA and provides a decision support environment for performance, cost, and operational assessments. |
Peter Menegay Application Engineer, Phoenix Integration 02/29/08 |
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Fidelity Forward: Harnessing the Power of CAD/CAE for Conceptual Design Studies |
By bringing CAD/CAE tools upstream to the conceptual design phase in PHX ModelCenter®, design problems can be addressed earlier, yielding better designs, shortened design cycles and reduced costs. |
James Mullins Dir., Software Services, Phoenix Integration 01/25/08 |
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Optimizing Electronic Warfare Assets Using STK and STK/Analyzer |
Analytical Graphics, Inc.’s (AGI) Satellite Tool Kit (STK) scenarios can be easily enhanced to perform Parametric, Design of Experiments, Monte Carlo, and Optimization trade studies using Phoenix Integration’s STK/Analyzer. STK/Analyzer can be used to optimize Electronic Warfare assets in a battlefield environment. |
Greg Gerten, Dir., EW/NAV Business Dev., AGI & Grant Soremekun, Application Engineer, Phoenix Integration 12/06/07 |
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Automating CAD and CAE Tools for Use in Trade Studies |
Integrating CAD tools with ModelCenter decreases product development cycle times. Changes to the design are made and evaluated entirely within ModelCenter. An example design problem modeled in various CAD/CAE tools will be integrated into ModelCenter so detailed design trade-studies can be conducted automatically. |
Dr. Peter Menegay, Application Engineer, Phoenix Integration 11/02/07 |
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Intelligent Decision Modeling Within Large-Scale Simulations |
Using PHX ModelCenter®, PHX CenterLink® and HPC clusters to automatically execute FLAMES simulations dramatically shortens the process, allowing planners to account for human cognition in trade studies of complex simulated scenarios. |
Dr. Patrick T. Biltgen, Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology 09/28/07 |
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CAD Fusion: Integrating CAD into Conceptual Design |
Engineering design is typically divided into Conceptual and Preliminary design teams. Hand off from one team to the other contributes to process inefficiencies, errors and reworks. If Conceptual designers could link with CAD applications, they could visualize errors earlier and provide a more seamless hand off to Preliminary designers. |
Scott Woyak, President and CEO, Phoenix Integration 08/21/07 |
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Guidelines for Optimizing Systems with Multiple, Competing Objectives |
Multi-Objective Optimization requires unique approaches that educate the user about trade offs instead of searching for point solutions. New tools such as Genetic Algorithms, Data Mining, and computing clusters are enabling the practical usage of Multi-Objective Optimization. |
Scott Woyak, President and CEO, Phoenix Integration 06/29/07 |
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Design Exploration and Optimization of System of Systems Applications |
Applying optimization to System of Systems applications can be difficult when requirements are not fully understood. Traditional approaches require users to know what they want to optimize and which values to change to achieve objectives. This information however is least understood during System of Systems design. |
Scott Woyak, President and CEO, Phoenix Integration 05/25/07 |
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Visualizing Complex Multi-Dimensional Design Spaces |
Phoenix Integration's Data Visualizer helps design engineers to easily see trade-offs between competing designs, as well as interactively and intuitively explore a design space to locate best designs in minimal time. |
Grant Soremekun, Phoenix Integration 04/27/07 |
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Automating FLAMES® Trade Studies with ModelCenter®Ternion IntroductionWebcast OverviewDemonstration |
Integrating Phoenix ModelCenter® with Ternion Corporation's FLAMES® Constructive Simulation Framework results in a powerful decision support environment for improving Homeland Defense programs. Empowered users can define scenario variables in FLAMES and value ranges in ModelCenter, then watch ModelCenter automatically execute FLAMES and present results in poignant graphical displays. |
Brett Malone Co-Founder Phoenix Integration & Brad Spearing President & Co-Founder Ternion Corporation 03/20/07 |
| Response Surface Modeling: Prediction Profiler |
This Webcast focuses on ModelCenter's Prediction Profiler, a tool that alleviates frustrations by creating approximate models of your simulation to conduct trade studies without access to analysis codes. |
Scott Woyak, President and CEO, Phoenix Integration 2/23/2007 |
| Accelerating AoA Studies |
Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) emphasizes the study of all available alternatives to assure a thorough understanding of engineering design and cost trade offs. |
Scott Woyak, President and CEO, Phoenix Integration 1/26/2007 |
| ADVANCED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS: Decomposing Large Scale System Problems using Bi-Level Techniques |
Illustrates several multidisciplinary techniques that are useful for decomposing and optimizing complex systems |
Brett Malone Ph.D., Phoenix Integration 12/12/2006 |
| DESIGN OPTIMIZATION EDUCATIONAL SERIES: OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS. How do I configure and run an optimization study to find better designs? |
Optimization Analysis: Automated search techniques to find optimal solutions |
Grant Soremekun, Phoenix Integration 10/24/2006 |
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MODELING AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS. Leveraging simulation technologies to predict and optimize systems of systems behavior |
How to model Systems of Systems architectures using simulation tools and techniques |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 9/19/2006 |
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DESIGN OPTIMIZATION EDUCATIONAL SERIES: SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS. What are the key drivers in your design? |
Successful application of Design Optimization requires progressive exploration of a problem, beginning with Sensitivity Analysis |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 8/17/2006 |
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PERFORMING AFFORDABILITY TRADE STUDIES: Integrating costing tools into the design and simulation process |
Discusses linking cost and performance models, initiatives such as Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV) |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 7/18/2006 |
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PHOENIX SUITE 2006: A Unified Toolset for performing trade studies and managing the simulation process. |
Highlights new product features to Improve your decision making capability and Managing your simulation process |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 6/13/2006 |
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Using Mathcad in your trade study process. Do you know how your results were calculated? |
Utilize Mathcad and ModelCenter to improve your design processes and create a complete trade study environment. |
Grant Soremekun, Phoenix Integration Brent Edmonds, Director of Business Development, Mathsoft Dr. Al Brown, Virginia Tech 4/11/2006 |
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Mission Reliability Trade Studies For Lunar Exploration Architectures Using ModelCenter and CenterLink |
Using probabilistic analysis. to help simulate and create robust engineering designs. |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Grant Soremekun, Phoenix Integration John Olds, John Bradford, & Brad St. Germain, SpaceWorks Engineering 3/16/2006 |
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Techniques for Concept Optimization and Technology Assessment |
Applying advanced modeling & simulation tools to extract the impact of new technologies |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Kevin Bowcutt, The Boeing Company 2/21/2006 |
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Implementing Analysis Of Alternatives Studies
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Are you evaluating all your design alternatives? |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 1/17/2006 |
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Design For SIX SIGMA (DFSS) Applied To Modeling And Simulation |
Tools for implementing Design For Six Sigma approaches |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 12/14/2005 |
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Phoenix Integration and NASA Langley, Workshop on System EngineeringIntroduction to ConferenceSystem Engineering Challenges for NASA Space ExplorationBLISS System Engineering Technology
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Workshop Focusing on New Tools for NASA System Engineering | Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Robert Calloway, NASA Jaroslaw Sobieski, NASA 11/09/05 |
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Modeling and Simulation Tool Data Management |
Deploying analysis tools at the desktop, workgroup, and enterprise levels: A case study using CenterLink® and STK |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 10/25/2005 |
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Systems of Systems Modeling |
Modeling and simulation techniques for Systems of Systems analysis |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 9/13/2005 |
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Simulation Tools To Maximize Senosor System Performance |
Optimizing Network Centric Operations |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 7/26/2005 |
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Solutions For Integrating Engineering Processes Using Centerlink |
Leveraging Phoenix software resources to accelerate engineering processes and enhance collaboration |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 6/30/2005 |
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Introducing CFD Early In The Engineering Design Process Webcast |
Integrating, accelerating and optimizing CFD models |
Scott Ragon, Ph.D., Phoenix Integration Mark Landon, Ph.D., Optimal Solutions 5/31/2005 |
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Performing Trade Studies for Affordability |
Systems Engineering Approaches that Integrate Cost and Performance Models |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration David Woodward, NAVSEA 4/26/2005 |
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Risk and Uncertainty Modeling |
Taking variability into account during design |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration Ben Thacker, SwRI David Riha, SwRI 3/18/2005 |
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New Product Introduction: CenterLink |
Grid computing and collaboration to accelerate design simulation and optimization |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 2/15/2005 |
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Design Explorer |
World-class optimization tool for efficiently solving difficult design problems |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Scott Ragon, Ph.D., Phoenix Integration 1/13/2005 |
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Integrating CATIA V5 with ModelCenter
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Fusion of aircraft synthesis and computer aided design |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Clifton Davies, Lockheed Martin Atherton Carty, Lockheed Martin 12/2/2004 |
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Design Optimization: Lifting the Fog |
Data Visualization and Exploration Techniques to Speed Product Performance Improvements |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 9/22/2004 |
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Integrating Cost and Performance Models to Perform CAIV Analysis |
Price, Excel, integration, CAIV, trade study |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 7/27/2004 |
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Logistics & Support Tradeoff Studies Using Simulations & Cost Models |
Modeling and simulation, cost and logistics models |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 7/1/2004 |
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Trade Study Tools for Space Architecture Concept Exploration |
NASA BAA, modeling and simulation, concept exploration |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 6/3/2004 |
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Performing Trade Studies on STK Scenarios Using ModelCenter |
Automating STK, trade studies, optimization, STK Plug-In |
Scott Woyak, Ph.D., Director, Software Solutions, Phoenix Integration 5/25/2004 |
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New Design Optimization Products and Services |
Variable Influence Profiler, Prediction Profiler, DOT, Darwin |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Grant Soremekun, Ph.D., Phoenix Integration 5/5/2004 |
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Optimizing Complex Networks of Systems for Cost and Performance |
CAIV, simulation integration, cost/performance analysis |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 3/30/2004 |
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Minimum Cost Design of Power Electronics Systems Using Darwin |
Optimization, power electronics design, Darwin |
Grant Soremekun, Phoenix Integration Scott Ragon, Ph.D., Phoenix Integration 3/17/2004 |
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Integrating Cost Estimation with System Design and Mission Analysis |
Using ModelCenter to Integrate SEER, AND ACEIT, and Design Simulation Tools for System Optimization |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 11/11/2003 |
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Designing for Network Centric Warfare |
Systems of Systems Decision Making with ModelCenter |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 11/07/2003 |
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Genetic Algorithm Based Design Optimization Using ModelCenter & the Darwin Plug-In |
Darwin, genetic algorithm, optimization |
Grant Soremekun, Ph.D., Phoenix Integration Scott Ragon, Ph.D., Phoenix Integration 9/30/2003 |
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Strategies for SMART Model Integration
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SMART, simulations, cost/ logistics, UAV SMART model |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 6/26/2003 |
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Complex System Modeling and Integration Techniques for Cost as an Independent Variable |
CAIV, modeling and simulation, optimization |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Bryan Piggott, INFOEDGE 4/29/2003 |
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Conducting Probabilistic Design Using ModelCenter and ProbWorks |
ProbWorks, probabilistic design, Pi Blue Software |
Pi Blue Software, Inc. 4/8/2003 |
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Non-Gradient Based Optimization Using ModelCenter and OptWorks |
OptWorks, optimization, Pi Blue Software |
Pi Blue Software, Inc. 3/25/2003 |
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CAIV Analysis for Future Combat Systems |
Solving the System of Systems Problem |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration 3/20/2003 |
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Getting the Most Out of ModelCenter and the DOT Optimizer |
Optimization, DOT, VR&D |
Brett Malone, Ph.D., CEO, Phoenix Integration Gary Vanderplaats, Ph.D., President, Vanderplaats Research & Development 2/6/2003 |
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