CM Labs Simulations
{{Short description|Canada based simulation software company}}
{{Infobox company
| trade_name = CM Labs
| former_name = {{Unbulleted list|Lateral Logic|Critical Mass Systems|MathEngine Canada}}
| type = Private
| founded = {{Start date and age|1994}} (as Lateral Logic)
{{Start date and age|2001}} (as CM Labs)
| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Jussi Westergren|Robert Weldon}}
| hq_location_city = Montreal
| hq_location_country = Canada
| owner = MathEngine PLC (1999-2001)
| website = {{URL|cm-labs.com}}
}}
CM Labs Simulations is a private company established in Montreal in 2001. CM Labs is the developer of the Vortex simulation platform. The Vortex platform is composed of applications for creating interactive vehicle and mechanical equipment simulations in virtual environments."Solving the Realism Challenges of Next-generation Heavy Equipment, Earth-moving, and Military Simulations", Military Technology, Special Issue 2013"Using Simulation to Solve the Challenges of Offshore Operations", Scandinavian Oil – Gas Magazine No. 5/6 2013 Vortex simulates rigid body dynamics,[https://books.google.com/books?id=abtAz7DlZo8C&dq=%22Cm+labs%22&pg=PA378 AI*IA 2003: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, 8th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence], Pisa, Italy, September 23–26, 2003, Proceedings, Amedeo Cappelli, Franco Turini (Eds.) collision detection, contact determination, and dynamic reactions. CM Labs also manufactures crane and heavy equipment simulators based on Vortex technology."Faster training Simulation is the Goal of New Vortex Software", Crane & Rigging Hot Line – Nov 2013[http://www.cm-labs.com/sites/default/files/finder/News/Press_Clips/Crane-and-Hoist-Canada-May-June-2013.pdf Montreal simulators prove popular with contracting firm and railway] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527213930/http://www.cm-labs.com/sites/default/files/finder/News/Press_Clips/Crane-and-Hoist-Canada-May-June-2013.pdf |date=2014-05-27 }} - Crane and Hoist Canada – May/June 2013
History
The company that was to become CM Labs Simulations was founded as Lateral Logic Inc. in 1994 by Jussi Westergren, Karsten Howes, and Frederic Francis. The company was focused on ground vehicle visual simulation systems, and the development of software toolkits for physics simulation. They released the Lateral Collision Engine (LCE) in 1998, targeting research and enterprise clients.{{Cite web|url=http://www.laterallogic.com/LCE_SIGGRAPH_Release.html|title=Lateral Logic Introduces Real-Time Collision Detection Software Package|last=|first=|date=1998-07-20|website=Lateral Logic|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990208235345/http://www.laterallogic.com/LCE_SIGGRAPH_Release.html|archive-date=1999-02-08|access-date=2019-12-10}}
Lateral Logic was acquired by MathEngine PLC in April 1999 and was renamed Critical Mass Systems.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2001/08/physics-2/|title=Smash Hits|last=Frauenfelder|first=Mark|date=2001-08-01|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-12-10|issn=1059-1028}} MathEngine's original Dynamics Toolkit and Collision Toolkit were developed in part by Critical Mass Systems, and were targeted for a broad range of gaming, research, and academic markets through 2001.
In 2001, MathEngine spun off Critical Mass Systems business as CM Labs Simulations, consisting of the CM office in Montreal and a portion of MathEngine's technology, renamed Vortex.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Vortex has been under active development ever since the initial launch of the software in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
While MathEngine's remaining technology, itself renamed Karma, became fully absorbed into the Unreal and RenderWare game engines, CM Labs shifted its focus away from gaming to the visual simulation for training (VST) market, targeting Vortex at robotics and heavy-equipment operator training in both commercial and military applications.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Clients
CM Labs clients reportedly include FMC Schilling Robotics, iRobot, Honda Research, L3 Technologies, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and Carnegie Mellon University.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cm-labs.com/en/about-us/ |title=About CM Labs |access-date=2023-08-18 }}
References
External links
- [https://www.cm-labs.com/en/ CM Labs Simulations homepage]
Category:Companies based in Montreal