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FIGURE 7 Simulation of a vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V): the blue coupling signal of the antennas
on two cars collapses as a third vehicle, like a truck, intervenes (© Ansys)

eration and verification help to ensure and time of a single physical experiment.
the integrity of commercial aircraft auto- The Ansys simulation platform provides
pilot systems, as well as connected elec- high-resolution simulation tools with the
tronic systems like radar, communica- required accuracy and safety.
tions and braking systems.
For example, Airbus used the develop-
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