Hi everyone,
I’m Dhafa Zaidan Ahnaf, an informatics student from Indonesia currently learning how to apply simulation and AI to CubeSat system design.
During the Altair Global Student Team Workshop 2025 (AMER Session), I asked about how we could connect Altair Inspire / SimSolid with PSIM to study both the structural and power aspects of CubeSat design.
To clarify, when I mentioned “power systems,” I was referring to the Electrical Power System (EPS) (including solar panel generation, battery storage, and power distribution inside the CubeSat).
I’m currently exploring:
- Inspire Student Edition (v2024) for topology optimization, mass reduction, and motion analysis.
- PSIM Academic for EPS modeling and simulation of power regulation.
- A possible workflow where structural simulation and power system behavior could be analyzed together (or sequentially) to better understand load, vibration, and efficiency impacts.
My main question:
What’s the recommended workflow (or possible integration path) between Inspire/SimSolid and PSIM to explore how mechanical and electrical power domains interact in CubeSat applications?
I’d really appreciate any guidance, example projects, or best practices for linking simulation data between these tools. whether through co-simulation, data export/import, or model-based system design approaches.
Huge thanks to Erik Larson and Jim Ryan for their insights during the event! Looking forward to learning from the Altair community and sharing our CubeSat progress in the future.
— Dhafa
(Student Researcher, CubeSat Project — Indonesia)
