Toyota Selects CarSim For Use In Driving Simulator
Considered the largest of its kind in the world, Toyota Motor Corporation’s new world-class driving simulator uses an actual vehicle inside a 23-foot diameter dome, with a 360 degree, concave video screen simulating a realistic driving environment. In addition to testing suspension, braking and other vehicle systems, it will measure driver behavior under a range of circumstances.
CarSim® Real Time (RT) is used to provide all the critical vehicle dynamics simulation for the system. “An installation of this magnitude can allow auto manufacturers to conduct precise tests of their designs, without the time, expense and hazards of road testing,” said Terence Rhoades, Mechanical Simulation president. “Driver-behavior tests can be created in a repeatable, simulated environment. Without the danger of traffic exposure and the unrepeatable nature of weather and road conditions, Toyota can simulate driver and vehicle responses to a wide range of environments, as well driver response to safety technology such as Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS).”
In fact, the Tokyo-based Toyota simulator is designed to measure vehicle performance impact from a wide range of driver characteristics, including reduced awareness of one’s surroundings, inattentiveness to danger and impaired driving. The data are used to evaluate the effectiveness of safety technology such as driver-warning and vehicle-control systems in the vehicle and ITS outside the vehicle.
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New Web Seminar Schedule For 2008
Mechanical Simulation is presenting a series of web seminars designed to discuss focused solutions to a variety of challenges. These online seminars are the perfect opportunity to learn more about our software from the convenience of your own PC! All you need is an internet connection and a phone line to watch and listen to our applications and experts in action, as they present features of the software and respond to your questions. Also, all seminars are free of charge. Please join us for the following seminar, which is our first of 2008:
- Introduction To CarSim , January 23, 2008, 10:00 AM EST
For a complete schedule of seminars please go to our website.
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New Web Seminar Format
In an effort to target our users' most common questions and issues, we have decided to start offering a new type of web seminar. These seminars will be short, single topic recordings that will be posted on our website for you to access when needed. Please check our website in early February to start viewing this new program. If you have any suggestions for topics please contact Susan Beem.
Morse Measurements
Morse Measurements now provides a direct path to CarSim for importing K&C measurements. Please go to Morse Measurements for more information.