SMART is a software tool able to convert electrical network equipment models from SABER format to other types of multisystems oriented simulation tools (e.g., MODELICA, EASY-5, CATIA V6,…).

An Electrical Network Analysis Models is representation of an electrical test rig. The model shall be representative of the electrical behavior of the equipment and its representativeness shall be assured both for steady state and transient electrical behavior. Besides, the model shall take into account short term changes of the operating point due to mechanical, thermal, environmental changes (e.g. to the shifts of mechanical load in term of speed and torque on actuators/motors equipment, voltage shifts/transients on the network due to external parameters varying, etc..).

The model has also other several functions;

• to support the testing activities: each test can be simulated in order to check good behaviour at the level of the phenomena included in the model;
• to investigate the testing activities: the calibrated model can provide information which has not been measured during a test, and is needed for analysis;
• to size components: the model can be used as a sizing tool for the specification of the requirements of some rig components (e.g., filters and heat sinks).

The electrical network analysis model and the electrical test rig both contribute to the same goals. The rig extends the model into physical phenomena which are not modeled, the model extends the rig into configurations or parametric changes which cannot be physically performed on the rig.

In addition, the electrical SW model will demonstrate the capability to anticipate problems on the test bench, and it will be also used to extend the rig into specific configurations (business jet, regional aircraft and helicopter).

The electrical SW model will be based upon the integration of equipment models provided by different equipment suppliers. Most of these models are expected to be provided in SABER format, whereas the electrical SW model should be developed by using multi-systems oriented simulation tools.

Therefore, a key-point for future modeling activities will be to use the models conversion to non-homeowner but free libraries based models, like MODELICA (CATIA V6) or EASY-5 libraries.

Given the above depicted scenario comes the need to develop a software tool able to convert electrical network equipment models from SABER format to other types of multisystems oriented simulation tools (e.g., MODELICA, EASY-5, CATIA V6,…). That is, such a tool shall accept as input a generic SABER model and it shall produce as output an object which shall be readable by another software language.

Such a tool will be called S.M.A.R.T. (Saber Model Automatic tRanslation Tool)