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of its hardware and software components are provided "as is". MAE makes no representations or
warranties concerning the compatibility of Ares to the user's computer system, or any potential
damage caused to any computer, peripherals, digital storage systems, or personal physical safety.
Further, the accuracies of the measurement, modeling and design components are not warrantied
and should not be used as the sole source of evaluating an engineered system or component for
commercial suitability or physical safety.
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disable the licensing system, or reverse engineer the operation of the program or its hardware
components.
Table of Contents
Notice .............................................................................................................................................. 2
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2
Document Revision History............................................................................................................ 3
Acoustic Modeler Module .............................................................................................................. 4
Interface layout ........................................................................................................................... 4
Building a model ......................................................................................................................... 5
Solution Errors ............................................................................................................................ 9
Displaying Model Results ......................................................................................................... 10
Duplicating, deleting and copying elements ............................................................................. 14
Duplicating Models ................................................................................................................... 15
Options Menu............................................................................................................................ 18
Node types ................................................................................................................................ 18
Disabling model sections .......................................................................................................... 21
Modifying Element Parameters ................................................................................................ 22
Iterating a Parameter ................................................................................................................. 24
Variables ................................................................................................................................... 26
Global Parameters ..................................................................................................................... 28
SubCircuits................................................................................................................................ 29
End Corrections ........................................................................................................................ 32
Graph Element .......................................................................................................................... 33
Acoustic Material Database ...................................................................................................... 37
Mechanical Modeling ............................................................................................................... 42
Modeling Elements ................................................................................................................... 45
Electrical Elements ............................................................................................................... 46
Mechanical Elements ............................................................................................................ 56
Acoustical Elements.............................................................................................................. 61
Thermal Elements ................................................................................................................. 83
Examples ................................................................................................................................... 85
Example 1 Bass Reflex Speakerphone ................................................................................ 85
Example 2: Microphone directivity ...................................................................................... 90
Example 3: Rigid Rectangle Model of Microphone on Tablet ............................................. 93
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