<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
is	O
computer-aided	O
engineering	O
(	O
CAE	O
)	O
software	O
used	O
for	O
stress	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
and	O
sizing	O
optimization	O
of	O
metallic	O
and	O
composite	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
proprietary	O
code	O
was	O
added	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
developed	O
from	O
the	O
NASA	O
Langley	O
Research	O
Center	O
(	O
LaRC	O
)	O
ST-SIZE	O
research	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
method	O
was	O
then	O
developed	O
to	O
enter	O
these	O
thermal	O
expansion	O
and	O
bending	O
coefficients	O
into	O
the	O
MSC	B-Application
Software	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Nastran	B-Algorithm
for	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
(	O
FEA	O
)	O
using	O
a	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
plane	O
of	O
finite	B-Application
elements	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
solvers	O
are	O
supported	O
such	O
as	O
I-DEAS	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
combined	O
the	O
NASA	O
LaRC	O
ST-SIZE	O
copyright	O
research	O
code	O
with	O
other	O
company	O
proprietary	O
software	O
;	O
the	O
combined	O
software	O
became	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
customers	O
use	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
software	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
analyze	O
composite	O
material	O
and	O
metallic	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
NASA	O
astronaut	O
Composite	O
Crew	O
Module	O
(	O
CCM	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Orion	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
the	O
CSeries	O
and	O
Learjet	O
85	O
of	O
Bombardier	O
Aerospace	O
,	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
has	O
seen	O
use	O
on	O
projects	O
that	O
are	O
primarily	O
or	O
entirely	O
composite	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
record-setting	O
Scaled	O
Composites	O
GlobalFlyer	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Hypersizer	B-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Atmosphere	O
and	O
Dust	O
Environment	O
Explorer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
Version	O
6.1	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
contains	O
an	O
integrated	O
suite	O
of	O
failure	O
analysis	O
predictions	O
verified	O
by	O
test	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capabilities	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
include	O
:	O
macromechanics	O
,	O
micromechanics	O
,	O
failure	O
mode	O
and	O
effects	O
analysis	O
,	O
panel	O
concepts	O
,	O
composite	O
optimization	O
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
Abaqus	B-Algorithm
FEA	I-Algorithm
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
available	O
versions	O
of	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
,	O
Pro	O
and	O
Express	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
and	O
Express	O
can	O
equally	O
analyze	O
and	O
design	O
laminates	O
and	O
sandwich	O
panels	O
,	O
and	O
update	O
the	O
FEM	O
,	O
and	O
report	O
margins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
Express	O
(	O
released	O
2016	O
)	O
delivers	O
key	O
capabilities	O
of	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
in	O
a	O
user-friendly	O
packaged	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
composite	O
engineer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
specializes	O
in	O
aerospace	O
and	O
space	O
launch	O
,	O
applications	O
for	O
Express	O
include	O
automotive	O
,	O
sporting	O
goods	O
,	O
medical	O
,	O
industrial	O
,	O
and	O
marine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
is	O
written	O
in	O
Fortran	B-Application
and	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
and	O
contains	O
over	O
400,000	O
lines	O
of	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
ensures	O
structural	O
integrity	O
through	O
failure	O
analyses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
competes	O
in	O
the	O
analysis	O
and	O
sizing	O
software	O
market	O
with	O
Firehole	O
Composites	O
,	O
ESI	O
,	O
and	O
ESAComp	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
Pro	O
was	O
rated	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
tools	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
"	O
by	O
Desktop	O
Engineering	O
magazine	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HyperSizer	B-Algorithm
Express	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Pick	O
"	O
by	O
Desktop	O
Engineering	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
