Optimetrics Option
ANSYS Optimetrics is a versatile software program that adds parametric, optimization, sensitivity and statistical analysis capabilities to ANSYS HFSS, ANSYS Maxwell and ANSYS Q3D Extractor. Optimetrics automates the design optimization process for high-performance electronic devices by quickly identifying optimal values for design parameters that satisfy user-specified constraints.
Parametric analysis
- User-specified range and number of steps for parameters
- Automatic analysis of parameter permutations
- Automated parser management across multiple hardware platforms and reassembly of data for parametric tables and studies
Optimization
- User-selectable cost functions and goal objective
- Quasi-Newton method
- Sequential nonlinear programming (SNLP)
- Integer-only sequential nonlinear programming
Sensitivity Analysis
- Design variations to determine sensitivities
- Manufacturing tolerances
- Material properties
Tuning
- User-controllable slide-bar for real-time tuning display and result
Statistical Analysis
- Design performance distribution versus parameter values