Engineering Design


  • Conceptual designs/layouts
  • Complex track/rail systems such as roller coasters
  • Design of complex structural systems
  • Track/rail vehicle engineering
  • Moving structures
  • Launch systems
  • Braking systems
  • Mechanical systems design and engineering
  • Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
  • Fabrication drawings and specification creation
  • 3D Cad modeling

 

 

Analyses


  • Finite element analyses
  • Solid modeling
  • Structure analyses (Beam elements)
  • Dynamic systems analyses
  • Fatigue analyses, included welded structures
  • Custom analyses/simulations, including programming
  • Failure modes and effects analyses
  • Track/rail vehicle dynamics
  • Human factors/anthropometrics
  • Animations of dynamic systems

Prototyping and Testing


  • Prototype design
  • Prototype fabrication support and assembly
  • Verification of prototype through testing
  • On-site testing services
  • Erection inspections
  • Instrumentation
  • Failure testing

 

Project Support and Reviews


  • Project management
  • Design reviews
  • Independent/peer review of design/engineering
  • Patent development and submission support
  • Forensics/Expert Witness
  • Code compliance (ASTM F-24, etc)