Creating and Using Virtual Prototyping Software: Principles and Practices

Chapter 5

Applying Virtual Prototyping Tools to Develop Product and Conduct Research

This chapter describes some examples of measuring the impact of virtual prototyping tools applied to product development and scientific research. We also look at some successful applications of the paradigm.

5.0 Introduction

Since the invention of electronic computers during World War II in the U.S. and the U.K., computational engineering and scientific research tools have been applied to solve challenging product development problems, decrypt coded communications, research blood flow in patients, and address a host of other problems and issues. As computers grew more powerful during the second half of the twentieth century, their use became more widespread. ...