A common design requirement for electronics equipment is that it survive shock or impact loading. Simulating this event earlier in the product development process can lead to improved designs and lower overall costs. ATA's extensive experience in dynamics testing and analysis can be readily applied to shock and impact response.

We can create a finite element model of the key structural components whose vibration modes are correlated to test data, thus providing an accurate predictive tool. Displacement and frequency responses, as well as stress and force results, can be obtained. The results can be used to answer such questions as:

• Which vibration modes are excited?
• How much damping is needed?
• Will fasteners and retention clips come apart?
• Will any components contact each other?