Synergetic design approach referring to integrated drive systems

Optimal adjusted drive systems in which synergetic effects are used as rule have better technical and economical properties. A well suitable method to create synergies is the principle of function integration. In integrated systems very complex interactions occur which have an essential influence to their function. For optimal design of such systems a modelling approach is necessary which also contain domain-spanning modelling methods. An analysis of existing domain-spanning simulation approaches is given and a new mixed approach is proposed. Finally the modelling approach is demonstrated on an integrated electro-magnetic levitation and propulsion module.