Virtual Road Load Data Acquisition using Full Vehicle Simulations

2013-01-1189

04/08/2013

Event
SAE 2013 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
The concept of full vehicle simulation has been embraced by the automobile industry as it is an indispensable tool for analyzing vehicles. Vehicle loads traditionally obtained by road load data acquisition such as wheel forces are typically not invariant as they depend on the vehicle that was used for the measurement. Alternatively, virtual road load data acquisition approach has been adopted in industry to derive invariant loads. Analytical loads prior to building hardware prototypes can shorten development cycles and save costs associated with data acquisition. The approach described herein estimate realistic component load histories with sufficient accuracy and reasonable effort using full vehicle simulations. In this study, a multi-body dynamic model of the vehicle was built and simulated over digitized road using ADAMS software, and output responses were correlated to a physical vehicle that was driven on the same road.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1189
Pages
7
Citation
Roy, N., and Villaire, M., "Virtual Road Load Data Acquisition using Full Vehicle Simulations," SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-1189, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1189.
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Published
Apr 8, 2013
Product Code
2013-01-1189
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English