"Design of Experiments" in Flux

Hello,

 

I have modelled the following arrangement of permanent magnets in Flux:

 

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• The four smaller disc magnets (with white lines) are stationary
• The two larger ones (with black lines) rotate together about the centreline shown
• From this simulation, I have plotted a torque deflection curve for the different position of the rotating magnets
• A fitting curve is then applied to this and the equation of that line gives me the stiffness coefficients produced from the magnetic interaction

 

I am looking to optimise the design of this to give me specific stiffness characteristics. I have read about something called 'Design of Experiments' that allows you to input a range of values for multiple variables into a model, define the output variable that you want and then run a simulation that finds the permutation of inputs that yield the required output (or the closest achievable).

 

My question is: Does Altair Flux have any Design of Experiments tools in it that can allow me to do this?

 

The input variables for my model are:

• Disc magnets size
• Disc magnets material
• Radius of magnets rotation from centreline
• Max angle that the rotating magnets can deflect 

 

My required output is:

• A Torque deflection curve with a 3rd order line of best fit that has the largest x^3 coefficient while having lowest x coefficient
• Aka, a torque deflection curve that is as close to a y=x^3 graph as possible
• 

 

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just ways to run a single simulation with as many different input variables as possible to reduce the total number of simulation I need to do to optimise the design.

 

Many Thanks

Rory