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Gamma Technologies
Gamma Technologies, LLC. develops and licenses GT-SUITE, a leading multi-physics CAE system simulation software. GT-SUITE includes a complete library of physics based modeling templates covering fluid flow, thermal, mechanical, electrical, magnetic, chemistry, and controls. In addition, higher level modeling templates are available that are specifically designed for specific applications.
GT-TAITherm is a thermal and infrared signature modeling tool solving 3D conduction, convection and multi-bounce radiation. GT-SUITE offers the ability to create cutting-edge models by co-simulating with ThermoAnalytics TAITherm and GT-TAITherm, a special version of TAITherm packaged directly inside GT-SUITE. With these co-simulations, real-time capable 3D cabin comfort models can be created which are used standalone or directly implemented into a full GT-SUITE integrated thermal model.
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Thermetrics
Thermetrics is dedicated to the design and manufacture of a wide range of precision instruments to measure and evaluate the thermal comfort of textiles, garments, and protective apparel, and dynamic thermal environments such as automobile, truck, and aircraft interiors. Their biophysical instrumentation systems support all current industry test standards for thermal insulation, moisture permeability, and burn injury prediction.
ManikinPC (Manikin Physiology Control and Predictive Comfort) software is a closed-loop feedback control package that accurately mimics the human thermoregulatory system and provides metrics for comfort and sensation. Based on TAITherm’s Human Thermal Model, it predicts local and whole body sensation and comfort, using Berkeley comfort model. The software permits variable activity levels that simulates the human metabolism while sleeping, resting, working, or exercising. Any level of activity can be input and appropriate metabolic wattages will be imposed onto the manikin.
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The Center for the Built Environment (CBE) at the University of California, Berkeley, is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to improving building performance and occupant satisfaction. CBE conducts rigorous scientific investigations in areas such as indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency, occupant comfort and sustainable design. The center broadens the impact of this work through industry partnerships and knowledge dissemination.
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International Commission for Radiological Protection
TAI is working to integrate the ICRP’s Reference Computational Phantoms—highly detailed, voxel-based anatomical models representing the “Reference Male” and “Reference Female”—into its human thermal simulation software, such as TAITherm and the Human Thermal Extension. While the ICRP originally developed these phantoms to standardize ionizing radiation dose calculations, TAI leverages this rigorous anatomical data to provide a high-fidelity foundation for non-ionizing thermal analysis. By using ICRP-standardized geometry, TAI enables engineers and researchers to predict how complex heat loads (from vehicle cabins, protective clothing, or extreme environments) interact with specific internal organs and tissue layers, ensuring that thermal safety and comfort assessments are based on internationally recognized physiological benchmarks.
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The partnership between TAI and Michigan Technological University (MTU) is a deeply rooted relationship that spans over 30 years, originating from TAI’s beginnings as a research group within MTU’s Keweenaw Research Center (KRC). Since spinning off as an independent entity in 1996, the company has maintained a symbiotic collaboration with the university, frequently engaging in joint applied research projects, particularly in the fields of automotive mobility, defense vehicle engineering, and thermal signature modeling. This connection is further strengthened by a continuous talent pipeline, as TAI is a major employer of Michigan Tech alumni and frequently collaborates with faculty from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics on advanced thermal sciences, such as human thermo-physiology and machine learning applications. Today, TAI remains a cornerstone of the Keweenaw Defense Industry Consortium, a coordinated effort led by MTU to foster innovation in next-generation defense technologies within Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Spectral Sciences
ThermoAnalytics, Inc. (TAI) and Spectral Sciences, Inc. (SSI) have a long-standing technical collaboration centered on the integration of SSI’s MODTRAN® (MODerate resolution atmospheric TRANsmission) code into TAI’s thermal and signature simulation software, MuSES. MODTRAN serves as the industry-standard “gold-paged” reference for atmospheric radiative transfer, and its integration allows TAI users to accurately account for the absorption, emission, and scattering of radiation by the atmosphere. In a typical workflow, TAI’s solvers compute the “source radiance” of a target—such as a vehicle’s heat signature—while the embedded MODTRAN algorithms calculate the spectral attenuation and path radiance as that signal travels through the air to a virtual sensor. This partnership ensures that TAI’s simulations provide high-fidelity, physics-based predictions for defense and aerospace applications, particularly in “low observables” design and sensor-to-target contrast analysis across ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavebands.