Modern mechatronic components are based on operating principles from different physical domains. They also have complex geometries. Modelling such components at continuum level, i.e. with partial differential equations, is highly complex and requires elaborate numerical solutions. The finite element method, for example, is suitable for this. As soon as the mechatronic components are to be simulated together with the associated control system, the housing or other components, more compact models must be used.
Mathematical methods of model order reduction offer a possibility to create compact, yet accurate models. With the help of reduced models, system simulations and design optimisations can be carried out much more time-efficiently.
