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A³ Project Vahana and Rescale: Revolutionizing Personal Air Transportation
技术
- 无人机 - 垂直起降/垂直起降混合无人机
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 公共云
适用行业
- 航天
- 运输
适用功能
- 产品研发
用例
- 自主运输系统
- 交通模拟
挑战
A³ 及其 Vahana 项目旨在通过引入自主无人驾驶飞机来彻底改变个人航空运输。挑战在于这种垂直起降（VTOL）飞机的设计阶段。该项目有广阔的设计空间可供探索，设计师寻求科幻风格的形状，结构工程师专注于重量，空气动力学家则追求时尚、高性能的飞行表面。任务是创建大量虚拟原型来覆盖设计空间并满足所有利益相关者的要求。然而，以最小的内部 IT 足迹实现这一目标是一项重大挑战。
关于客户
A³ 是一家开创性的客户，致力于 Vahana 项目，该项目旨在将个人航空运输的梦想变成令人兴奋的现实。该项目提议通过引入自主无人驾驶飞机，将飞行自由扩展到所有人，而不仅仅是那些拥有飞行员执照的人。在这款垂直起降 (VTOL) 飞机的设计阶段，A3 有广阔的设计空间可供探索，不同的利益相关者有不同的要求。该项目旨在通过创建大量虚拟原型来取悦所有利益相关者。
解决方案
多云企业大计算的全球领导者 Rescale 提供了解决方案。通过提供按需仿真软件和快速、可扩展的大型计算资源，Rescale 使 A³ 能够创建大量虚拟原型。这种方法使 A³ 能够彻底探索设计空间并满足所有利益相关者的要求。在 Rescale 的帮助下，A³ 能够运行数千次模拟，以实现 VTOL 飞机的最佳设计。该解决方案将传统的固定 IT 资源转变为灵活的混合、私有和公共云资源，同时保持最小的内部 IT 占用空间。
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