Every year Autodesk does a customer polling of each of the 12 Inventors of the month. At the end of the poll the company with the highest number of votes becomes the Inventor of the Year. This year we are pleased to announce that one of our Canadian based clients Dynamic Structures was named this prestigious honor.
From the Manufacturing Community Page...
The Autodesk manufacturing community chose the Canada-based provider
of dynamic, complex structures as the 2009 Inventor of the Year by
voting on the Autodesk Manufacturing Community website. Dynamic
Structures—which designs all types of complex structures from ski jumps
and bridges to astronomical observatories—was originally named Inventor
of the Month in March 2009 for its work designing the enclosure that
will house the world’s largest telescope, the Thirty Meter Telescope.
The company is also using Autodesk Inventor software to raise the bar on
what consumers expect from theme parks by creating bigger and more
thrilling rides.
"Our company motto is ‘Anything you can dream, we can build,’” said
Craig Breckenridge, senior designer at Dynamic Structures. “Inventor
software has played a big role in helping us make good on that promise,
and we’re honored to have the innovative work that we do recognized with
the Inventor of the Year award."
Digital Prototyping Creates Next-Generation Thrills
The company has successfully been using Inventor software to expand
the offerings of its entertainment division, which designs attractions
for the multibillion-dollar international amusement ride industry.
Notably, Dynamic Structures specializes in adding robotics to
entertainment rides. This takes the form of roller coasters that operate
on articulated arms, so that riders experience more unexpected motion
and positions than on a regular rollercoaster track; motion theaters
whose seats have programmable pitch and heave, so that audiences feel
the sensations that they are viewing on the movie screen; and
automatically guided vehicles that can navigate indoor and outdoor
attractions in a pre-programmed fashion, without requiring a track.
Since these large amusement rides are difficult to physically assemble
and test during the prototype phase of product development, Dynamic
Structures relies on digital prototypes created in Inventor software as
well as collaboration with Autodesk reseller and training partner
IMAGINiT Technologies. Digital Prototyping enables the company to put
all the mechanical and structural components in motion to simulate
performance.
For example, this dynamic analysis helps the company identify corners
that are too sharp or drops that are too steep long before the ride is
built. The company can even check to see that it is not exceeding the
acceptable G-force that a passenger is subjected to on a ride, helping
to allow thrills and safety to go hand in hand.
Additionally, Dynamic Structures participates in a mentoring program
with the engineering departments of 17 universities as part of the
Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy’s
involvement in the Thirty Meter Telescope project. As part of the
program, Dynamic Structures provides student engineers with hands-on
experience helping develop rides and structures.
“Dynamic Structures’ innovations are bringing a whole new level of
entertainment to theme parks, and Inventor software is helping them
design, visualize and simulate even the most audacious of ideas,” said
Robert “Buzz” Kross, senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group
at Autodesk.
About the Autodesk Inventor of the Month Program
Each month, Autodesk selects an Inventor of the Month from the users of Autodesk Inventor software, which takes manufacturers beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping. Winners are chosen for engineering excellence and groundbreaking innovation. For more information about Autodesk Inventor of the Month, contact us at IOM@autodesk.com.
About Dynamic Structures
Dynamic Structures is the premier provider of dynamic, complex structures to industry, government, academia and entertainment through creative, cost-effective solutions based on years of unique experience. The company’s reputation is for precision engineering of complex structures, innovative systems, and designs that push the envelope of practical creativity. For additional information, visit www.empireds.com.
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