Bangalore, INDIA, [June 24, 2011]: AS RELEASED BY Reactive Systems, Inc. Cary, NC; June 23, 2011: Reactive Systems, Inc. announced the V2011 release of its Reactis® testing and validation package for Simulink®/Stateflow® models. The new version includes many new features and enhancements to both Reactis and the Reactis for C Plugin. Some highlights are as follows.

Reactis

A simplified Reactis Tester launch dialog makes it even easier to generate tests from a model. The user may now specify how long automatic test generation should last by giving a maximum run time or maximum number of simulation steps to take while constructing the test vectors. The old launch parameters are also still available.

When running Reactis-generated tests either in Reactis Simulator or in Simulink using the runtests utility, Reactis compares the values computed by a model for top-level output ports and for test points against the values stored in the test suite for those items. Any differences are flagged. Reactis has always supported a global tolerance for performing these comparisons to avoid flagging small rounding errors. A new feature in V2011 enables the specification of a different tolerance for each output or test point.

A new search facility lets you perform a text search of your model for strings matching a pattern you specify. You can easily search Simulink block names and parameters, Stateflow state names and actions, Reactis Validator objective names, configuration variable names, and C code (if you are using the Reactis for C Plugin).

Additionally in V2011:

• Model initialization speed is improved for some models.
• Right-clicking on a system in the hierarchy panel offers an option “Copy System Path” which will copy the system path of that subsystem to the clipboard.
• When extracting a subsystem, the user can select whether or not to include any triggering mechanism for the subsystem in the extracted model.

The following Simulink features are newly supported in V2011:
• Initial support for MATLAB R2011a models.
• Newly supported blocks: Rate Limiter, Function-Call Split, Function-Call Feedback Latch.
• Support enumerated types and values in S-Functions and Legacy Code blocks.

Reactis for C Plugin

V2011 also includes a number of new features in the Reactis for C Plugin. Some highlights are as follows.

• Comments and inactive C code within #ifdef statements are colored differently to differentiate them from exercised code.
• Improved reachability analysis to identify and highlight dead code.
• Allow (small) numeric arrays to be added as watched variables.
• Produce a warning if:
o the result of an expression with no side-effects is ignored.
o a non-void function does not return a value.
o __declspec and __attribute clauses are used.

About Reactis: Reactis provides automated test-generation and model-validation capabilities for Simulink/Stateflow models of control software. The tool can be used to test for conformance between a model and implementation code, and it can also be employed to validate model behavior. Reactis is used at dozens of companies worldwide in the automotive, aerospace, and heavy equipment industries.

About Lanika Solutions

Lanika Solutions is provider of technical computing software & high-end hardware tools for engineers and scientists in industry, government and education. The Company partners with reputed principals developing industry leading solutions that help a wide base of clients throughout the Indian sub-continent solve the toughest engineering problems.

Visit www.lanikasolutions.com to learn more.

About Reactive Systems

Reactive Systems, founded in 1999, is a privately held company with offices in Cary, NC and Nagoya, Japan. The company offers tools and services to help improve software quality while reducing development costs.

Visit www.reactive-systems.com to learn more.

Bangalore, INDIA, [December 13, 2010] : Engineers in model-based development who are working with MATLAB® / Simulink® have now the possibility to explore the free versions of ExpertControl´s software tools ecDIFF and ecSIM-Viewer.

ecDIFF and ecSIM-Viewer from ExpertControl´s Simulation Data Management product family enable Engineers around the world to automatically find differences between two Simulink®-model versions, view those highlighted differences within ecSIM-Viewer and merge Simulink® blocks into new model versions with ecDIFF´s merge capabilities. Besides the high grade of automation which can be applied to very time consuming workflows in model-based development, the huge benefit is that no Simulink® license is needed to work with ecDIFF and ecSIM-Viewer.

The free versions of ecDIFF and ecSIM-Viewer allow engineers to explore full functionality without tedious registration procedures and time limited test periods. The free versions of ecDIFF and ecSIM-Viewer handle Simulink®-models without Stateflow® elements up to with fifty blocks.

To get a free version of ecDIFF and ecSIM-Viewer, please visit ExpertControl´s webpage: http://www.expertcontrol.com/en/downloads/freeware.php
ecDIFF is one component of the GDUI Toolkit and available within a worldwide partnership between ExpertControl and National Instruments. The GDUI Toolkit comprises three product components, ExpertControl ecDIFF (Graphical Differencing for Simulink and Stateflow models), National Instruments SIT (Simulation Interface Tool) and LabVIEW Base.

ecDIFF and ecSIM-Viewer are Trademarks from ExpertControl GmbH, Germany.
MATLAB®, Simulink® and Stateflow® are registered Trademarks of The MathWorks Inc.

Further information on the above and topics in areas including closed-loop control engineering, simulation and real time applications may be found at http://www.expertcontrol.com
About Lanika Solutions

Lanika Solutions is a leading provider of high-performance technical software & hardware tools for engineers and scientists across Industries and academia. Its product offerings and support reflects the philosophy that given great tools, clients can simplify development, increase productivity, and dramatically reduce time to market. Lanika Solutions’ suites of technical products help clients to quickly solve practical problems within the framework of the premier products and services they provide. Lanika Solutions partners with reputed principals developing industry leading solutions. Currently, Lanika Solutions is partnered with ExpertControl, Maplesoft, Lyrtech, Visualization Sciences Group (VSG), Breault Research Organization (BRO), Sigma Technology and DCM/ CEATI International. Lanika Solutions’ offerings have been selected as the leading products available to scientists and engineers in their respective application areas. Lanika Solutions will continue to expand its offerings through organic growth in related technology/market segments as other premium solutions become available.

For more information, visit http://www.lanikasolutions.com
About ExpertControl

ExpertControl (www.expertcontrol.com) is developing and marketing powerful engineering software tools for standalone use and for various development environments including LabVIEW, The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB® and SimulationX. In the control design context, EC is focusing on providing automated software solutions for different application and industry areas, especially where reliable and high quality results are needed in very limited amount of time. ExpertControl is based in Munich, Germany, and operates with distribution partners in USA, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and India to support the products worldwide.

For more information, visit http://www.expertcontrol.com

Bangalore, INDIA; 29 October 2010: Lanika Solutions is pleased to announce the launch of MapleSim™ 4.5, released by Maplesoft. MapleSim 4.5 is the latest version of the high-performance physical modeling and simulation tool. Based on advanced symbolic computation technology, MapleSim is an advanced engineering software tool for design, modeling, and high-performance simulation, including real-time and hardware-in-the-loop applications. Unlike traditional, numeric-based modeling tools, the unique symbolic approach of MapleSim exposes and provides access to the model equations.

The latest release includes enhanced support for Modelica®, an open standard for describing physical models and components that forms the basis of many components in MapleSim. With MapleSim 4.5, engineers can now access new collections of components using the Modelica import feature, seamlessly including third-party Modelica libraries and their own custom Modelica components in their MapleSim models. Libraries, components, and models based on the electrical, 1-D mechanical, signals, and thermal heat flow domains from the Modelica 3.1 Standard Library can be easily imported into MapleSim and included with standard MapleSim components and models. Other enhancements include the ability to convert older MapleSim models to use Modelica 3.1, the latest version of the Modelica Standard Library, so that these models can take advantage of the latest improvements.

MapleSim 4.5 includes an improved simulation engine that can readily simulate continuous models with discrete events. The enhanced engine handles a much larger class of these systems than earlier versions, and shows significant performance improvements for existing hybrid discrete/continuous models. With the improved engine, MapleSim can now handle models that include hundreds of events. Models with discrete events will often run 10 times faster than in MapleSim 4, with some models running over 100 times faster. The improved simulation engine also results in reduced formulation times for large continuous models, shortening the time the engine requires to prepare the model for simulation.

“With the expanded support for Modelica in MapleSim 4.5, and its increased capacity for modeling continuous systems with discrete events, engineers and researchers can apply MapleSim’s time-saving techniques to even more of their design problems, while educators can introduce students to an even wider variety of realistic examples,” says Dr. Laurent Bernardin, Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Maplesoft. “MapleSim helps engineers deal effectively with the increasingly complex designs found in advanced engineering projects, and helps students prepare to meet these challenges.”

“The improvements with MapleSim 4.5 demonstrate Maplesoft’s commitment in developing innovative products that benefit the engineering and scientific community.” says Zakir Hussain, Director of Lanika Solutions. “With the improvements in the product, our customers will greatly profit by significantly reducing their development cycles and solving complex design problems with ease.”

About Lanika Solutions

Lanika Solutions is a leading provider of high-performance technical software & hardware tools for engineers and scientists across Industries and academia. Its product offerings and support reflects the philosophy that given great tools, clients can simplify development, increase productivity, and dramatically reduce time to market. Lanika Solutions’ suites of technical products help clients to quickly solve practical problems within the framework of the premier products and services they provide.

Lanika Solutions partners with reputed principals developing industry leading solutions. Currently, Lanika Solutions is partnered with Maplesoft, Lyrtech, Visualization Sciences Group (VSG), Breault Research Organization (BRO), ExpertControl, Sigma Technology and DCM/ CEATI International. Lanika Solutions’ offerings have been selected as the leading products available to scientists and engineers in their respective application areas. Lanika Solutions will continue to expand its offerings through organic growth in related technology/market segments as other premium solutions become available.

For more information, visit www.lanikasolutions.com

About Maplesoft

Maplesoft™ is the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics. Its product suite reflects the philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things.

Maplesoft’s core technologies include the world’s most advanced symbolic computation engine and revolutionary physical modeling techniques. Combined together, these technologies enable the creation of cutting-edge tools for design, modeling, and high-performance simulation.

Maplesoft’s products help to reduce errors, shorten design times, lower costs, and improve results. The Maplesoft product suite includes Maple™, a technical computing and documentation environment, and MapleSim™, a high-performance, physical modeling and simulation tool.

Engineers, scientists, and mathematicians use Maplesoft products to enable them to work better, faster, and smarter. Maplesoft’s customers include Ford, BMW, Bosch, Boeing, NASA, Canadian Space Agency, Canon, Motorola, Microsoft Research, Bloomberg, and DreamWorks, covering sectors such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, defense, energy, financial services, consumer products, and entertainment. With Toyota, Maplesoft founded the Plant Modeling Consortium to promote the development of new design techniques for automotive and related industries.

For more information, visit www.maplesoft.com

Two leading software and engineering companies to promote IOSO design optimization software in India and SAARC Countries.

Bangalore, India and MOSCOW, Russia – July 28, 2010 – Lanika Solutions, provider of leading technical software tools for engineering, science, mathematics & analytics, and hardware tools for digital signal processing & Control Systems, and Sigma Technology, international provider of the indirect optimization method based on self-organization (IOSO) technology announced today that they entered into collaborative agreement. Under this agreement Lanika Solutions would distribute and support Sigma’s IOSO design optimization software across India and SAARC Countries.

IOSO is multi-disciplinary design optimization software developed by Sigma Technology that runs on Microsoft Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems.  It is used to improve the performance of complex systems and technological processes and to develop new materials based on what-if scenarios for arriving at optimal parameters.

About Lanika Solutions

Lanika Solutions provides leading technical software tools for engineering, science, mathematics & analytics, and hardware tools for digital signal processing. Its product offerings and support reflects the philosophy that given great tools, clients can simplify development, increase productivity, and dramatically reduce time to market. Lanika Solutions’ suites of technical products help clients to quickly solve practical problems within the framework of the premier products and services they provide.

Lanika Solutions partners with reputed principals developing industry leading solutions. Currently, Lanika Solutions is partnered with Maplesoft, Visualization Sciences Group (VSG), Breault Research Organization (BRO), Lyrtech, DCM/ CEATI International and Sigma Technology. Lanika Solutions’ offerings have been selected as the leading products available to scientists and engineers in their respective application areas. Lanika Solutions will continue to expand its offerings through organic growth in related technology/market segments as other premium solutions become available.

Lanika Solutions is headquartered in Bangalore, and caters to all of India with a presence in New Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.

For more information, visit www.lanikasolutions.com

About Sigma Technology

For more than 25 years Sigma Technology (formerly IOSO Technology Center) has developed and implemented highly efficient methods of improving complex technical systems.  The company started by assuming that the existence of mathematical models (no matter how complete and accurate they are) and engineering applications (no matter how powerful they are) is not enough for the successful design and modification of modern engineering systems. To create competitive alternatives, it is required to integrate either mathematical models, actual prototypes or engineering applications with the engineering exploration methods inside a unified “optimization environment.”  Sigma Technology has developed the unique technology of nonlinear multidimensional optimization—IOSO technology (Indirect Optimization on the basis of Self-Organization).

For more information, visit http://www.iosotech.com/index.htm

Dr K Radhakrishnan new Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, ISRO

October 31, 2009 /IndiaPRLine.com/ Dr K Radhakrishnan, Member, Space Commission and Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, assumed the office of Chairman,Dr.K Radhakrishnan Space Commission, Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today (October 31, 2009).

Dr K Radhakrishnan is an accomplished technocrat with a distinguished career of more than 38 years in the fields of space technology, applications and space programme management. Dr Radhakrishnan graduated in Electrical Engineering from Kerala University (1970) and obtained his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (1976). He was awarded PhD by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in the year 2000.

Starting his career as an Avionics Engineer in 1971 at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Dr Radhakrishnan held several decisive positions in the Department of Space and Dr. G Madhavan Nair and Dr.K RadhakrishnanISRO such as Project Director for setting up Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (1987-89), Director of National Natural Resources Management System-Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (1989-97), Director of Budget and Economic Analysis for entire ISRO (1987-97), Mission Director of Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development and Deputy Director of National Remote Sensing Agency (1997-2000).

Dr K Radhakrishnan taking over from outgoing Chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair

Dr Radhakrishnan had a short stint in the Ministry of Earth Sciences during 2000-05 as the founder Director of Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services and the first Project Director of Indian National Tsunami Warning System.

As the Director of National Remote Sensing Agency during 2005-08, Dr Radhakrishnan led NRSA to be the nerve centre of the ISROs Disaster Management Support Programme by successfully institutionalising the 24X7 Decision Support Centre (DSC) at NRSA which provides space based inputs to various state and central government agencies during pre-disaster, disaster and post-disaster phases, in close coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

As the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Dr Radhakrishnan (2007-09) led a team of about 4500 professionals including more than 2000 Engineers and Scientists. He was the key person in the Chandrayaan-1 mission, responsible for realisation of PSLV C-11 launch vehicle. Under his stewardship, five successful launches of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) were realised and 20 spacecraft including Chandrayaan-1 were taken to the desired orbits precisely.

Dr Radhakrishnan is a member of the Space Commission since October 2008.

He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Systems Society of India, Indian Geophysical Union and Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and was the President of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing during 2005-07 and Vice President of Indian Geophysical Union during 2007-09.

Dr Radhakrishnan was bestowed with the Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences (2009), BHASKARA Award of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (2008), Silver Jubilee Honour by Ministry of Earth Sciences (2006), VASVIK Industrial Research Award in the field of Electrical and Electronics Sciences and Technology (2005) and K R Ramanathan Memorial Gold Medal of Indian Geophysical union (2003). Dr Radhakrishnan has authored more than 55 publications, including 12 in reputed journals and eight in edited books.

The outgoing Chairman of ISRO, Dr G Madhavan Nair, during his tenure from September 2003 to October 2009, was responsible for the realisation of 25 successful launch vehicle and spacecraft missions with the pinnacle of his achievement being the successful realisation of India`s first un-manned mission to the Moon Chandrayaan-1. Dr Madhavan Nair also operationlised the launch of multiple satellites using PSLV and was responsible for launch of 18 satellites for international customers and for bagging commercial satellite ventures such as W2M and Hylas for European customers. Dr Madhavan Nair is also credited with providing the second vision for the Indian Space Programme.