ANN ARBOR, Mich – Mechanical Simulation Corporation has released the latest version of truck simulation tools, TruckSim® 7.01, as a step in the continuous improvement of its line of software products.
TruckSim is software for simulating the dynamic behavior of heavy-duty trucks and tractor-trailers with various combinations of axles, dual wheels, asymmetric steering systems and single or multiple trailers. Users at OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers consistently report close agreement between the simulation predictions of TruckSim and actual on-road and proving ground test results.
According to Michael Sayers, Mechanical Simulation’s chief technology officer, TruckSim 7.01 uses the VehicleSim® (VS) software environment that debuted on the company’s TruckSim® 7 vehicle dynamic software. “VS provides a command language for users to extend the model at run time,” said Sayers. “This allows the software to run with older datasets, as well as being customized and further automated by experienced users.”
TruckSim 7.01 features improvements to the user interface and file import/export capabilities. New road builder tools simplify the process of creating road geometry from scratch. Straight and curved segments, as well as cross-slope banking and transitions from banked to flat segments, can be designed and generated easily.In addition, new features enable users to better illustrate and visualize the simulated world environment. Tire path marks on the pavement can be displayed to visualize off-tracking or wheel skids. Traffic can be added to simulations, as well as interactions among multiple vehicles typical of advance driver assistance systems and adaptive cruise controls. Continuing improvements in the modeling provide evermore exacting replication of tire, trailer hitch and steering systems behavior.
The animator includes a new capability to automatically track and zoom from a stationary camera, much like a human camera operator at a racetrack or proving ground.
TruckSim 7.01 is available for testing and purchase. Contact Mechanical Simulation at 1.734.668.2930 or visit www.carsim.com for more information.
