Using CarSim and TruckSim

Here is a limited bibliography of technical papers showing how CarSim and TruckSim are used to develop new designs and test existing vehicles.

Byung-Lyul Choi (Framax Inc.), Dong-Hoon Choi (Hanyang Univ.), Hyeongcheol Lee, Hyunsup Kim (Hanyang), Integrated Chassis Design Procedure by using PIDO Technology, April 17, 2008 CarSim is used in an automated process to change kinematic information and calibrate vehicle controllers.

Johan Eriksson (Lulea Univ. of Technology), Mikael Nybacka (Lulea Univ. of Technology), Tobias Larsson (Lulea Univ. of Technology), Per Lindgren (Lulea Univ. of Technology), Using Timber in a Multi-Body Design Environment to Develop Reliable Embedded Software , April 15, 2008 To represent the vehicle behavior, the CarSim dynamic simulation software for four-wheel vehicles is used in a paradigm system with other software packages to reduce the time it takes to develop embedded electronic systems while maintaining quality.

Kunsoo Huh (Hanyang Univ.), Junyeon Hwang (Hanyang Univ.), Hyuck-min Na (Mando Corp.), Ho Gi Jung (Mando Corp.), Hyung-Jin Kang (Mando Corp.), Pal-Joo Yoon (Mando Corp.), Development of a Model Based Predictive Controller for Lane Keeping Assistance, April 17, 2008

Hiromichi Nozaki (Kinki Univ.), Masahito Kizu (Kinki Univ.), Consideration of Suspension Mechanism with High Cornering Performance for a Formula Car, April 16, 2008 The affective of an active camber control system was studied using the CarSim simulation model as the vehicle model for the entire vehicle movement.

Vinod Cherian (The MathWorks), Rohit Shenoy (The MathWorks), Alec Stothert (The MathWorks), Justin S. Shriver (The MathWorks), Jason Ghidella (The MathWorks), Thomas Gillepsie (Mechanical Simulation Corporation), Model-Based Design of a SUV Anti-Rollover Control System , April 16, 2008 CarSim was used as the vehicle model to help automatically optimize vehicle stability control systems. Engineers can swap out different vehicle configurations in the CarSim interface and use the method to easily optimize the controller using a single Simulink model of the controller.

Cedric W. Mousseau (General Motors Corporation), Using Simulation to Quantify Sine with Dwell Maneuver Test Metric Variability, April 15, 2008 The CarSim vehicle dynamics program was used to perform the Sine with Dwell simulation to determine how changes in suspension roll stiffness and damping, weight distribution, and the shape of the lateral force and aligning moment curves, affect the sine with dwell test maneuver variability. Simulation results correlated well with proving ground testing.

Jinghong Yu (Honda R&D Americas Inc.), Michael Johnson (Honda R&D Americas Inc.), Vehicle Dynamics Simulation for Predicting Steering Power-Off Limit Performance , April 16, 2008 The vehicle system was modeled with the inclusion of a CarSim system-level vehicle model and a steering system model that are linked together. The simulation model correlated well with actual vehicle tests. It was used to predict steering effort torque during power steering failure.

Bo-Chiuan Chen (National Taipei Univ. of Technology), Shiuh-Jer Huang (National Taipei Univ. of Technology), Wei-Feng Hsu (National Taipei Univ. of Technology), Return Control of Electric Power Steering System using Sliding Mode Approach , April 17, 2008 CarSim is used as the virtual car in Matlab/Simulink to test a sliding mode electric power steering control.

Minchae Lee (Hanyang Univ.), Myoungho Sunwoo , Jeamyoung Youn (Hanyang Univ.), Jooyoung Ma (Hanyang Univ.), Jaehyun Han (Hanyang Univ.), Validation of a Seamless Development Process for Real-time ECUs using OSEK-OS based SILS/RCP , April 16, 2008 The developed algorithm was simulated with CarSim for validation of a process for overcoming the problem of temporal behaviors caused by computation time, task scheduling, network induced delays, etc.

Nathan Nantais (Univ. of Windsor), Bruce P. Minaker (Univ. of Windsor), Active Four Wheel Brake Proportioning for Improved Performance and Safety, April 17, 2008 The simulation of an open-loop load transfer based, active brake pressure distribution system was carried out with CarSim, with load prediction calculated by MATLAB Simulink. It was found to accurately predict the normal load at each tire on a vehicle using only nominal vehicle parameters.

Kunsoo Huh (Hanyang University), Pal-Joo Yoon (Hanyang University), Daegun Hong (Mando Co.), Kwangjin Han (Mando Co.), Joogon Kim (Mando Co.), Hyung-Jin Kang (Mando Co.), A Model-Based Fault Diagnosis System for Electro-Hydraulic Brake, April 17, 2008 CarSim is used as the vehicle model in a model-based fault diagnosis system for electro-hydraulic braking system.

Yuuki Shiozawa, Masatsugu Yokote, Masaaki Nawano, Hiroshi Mouri, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Development of a Method for Controlling Unstable Vehicle Behavior, April 2007 A model-based predictive controller is validated for a lane keeping assistant system using CarSim in a HIL system.

Matthew Shurtz, Dennis A. Guenther, Gary J. Heydinger, Ohio State University; Scott B. Zagorski, Transportation Research Center Inc. Refinements of a Heavy Truck ABS Model, April 2007

Craig Stephen Ross - General Motors Corp., Clinton Carey - General Motors Corp., Todd C. Schanz - General Motors Corp. , Edmund F. Gaffney - General Motors Corp., Michael J. Catalano - Dana Corporation, Development of an Electronically-Controlled, Limited Slip Differential (eLSD) for FWD Applicaitons, April 2007

Ying Chen- General Motors, Brandon Jones-General Motors,Software Testing Strategies for Model-Based Chassis Control Systems, April 2007

Soo Bo Park - Hyundai Motor Co., Sung Wook Hwang - Hyundai Motor Co., Young Ho Oh - Hyundai Motor Co., Un Koo Lee - Hyundai Motor Co., Development of the Independent-Type Steer by Wire System, April 2007

Naoto Ohkubo - Honda R&D Co., Ltd, Takehiro Horiuchi - Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Osamu Yamamoto - Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Hiromi Inagaki - Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Brake Torque Sensing for Enhancement of Vehicle Dynamics Control Systems , April 2007

Ming Une Jen - Industrial Technology Research Inst. , Ming-Hung Lu - Industrial Technology Research Inst., Integration of Kinematics and Compliance Measurement with Vehicle Dynamics Validation for a Shared Platform, April 2007

Mahesh Madurai Kumar - Univ. of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Taehyun Shim - Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn , Jahan Asgari - Ford Motor Co. , Development of a Vehicle Animation Tool Using MATLAB Virtual Reality Toolbox, April 2007

Mohammad Kamal - Altair Engineering Inc., Taehyun Shim - Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn , Development of Active Suspension Control for Combined Handling and Rollover Propensity Enhancement, April 2007

Ruediger Heim - Fraunhofer Institute LBF , Ivo Krause - Fraunhofer Institute LBF, Steffen Weingaertner - Fraunhofer Institute LBF, Runflat-Technology and its Impact on Design and Durability of Wheels , April 2007

Yuping He - Univ. of Ontario, John McPhee - Univ. of Waterloo , A Review of Automated Design Synthesis Approaches for Virtual Development of Ground Vehicle Suspensions , April 2007

Kunsoo Huh - Hanyang Univ. , Jongchul Jung - Hanyang Univ., Daegun Hong - Hanyang Univ. , Sunghyun Lim - LG Electronics, Sangoh Han - Hanyang Univ., Kwangjin Han - Hanyang Univ., Hee Young Jo - Hyundai Motor Co., Jae Min Yun - Hyundai Motor Co., Vehicle Mass Estimator Design for Adaptive Roll Stability Control, April 2007

Jiang, F., "An Application of Nonlinear PID Control to a Class of Truck ABS Problems," Ford Motor Company, Product Development Center and The Applied Control Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. Click here for the PDF.

Various ABS control strategies are tested using TruckSim .

O'Dea, K., "Anti-Lock Braking Performance and Hydraulic Brake Pressure Estimation", 2005 SAE World Congress, Delphi Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. Click here for the PDF.

Engineers combine CarSim, Simulink, and AMESim to simulated advanced controllers, including the logic and hydraulics.

Sundaram, P., D'Ambrosio, J., et. al., "Development of a Simulation Model for System Safety Analysis", Mathworks International Automotive Conference 2005, Delphi Corporation. Click here for the PDF.

Littlejohn, D., Fornari, T., Kuo, G., et. al., "Performance, Robustness, and Durability of an Automatic Brake System for Vehicle Adaptive Cruise Control," 2004 SAE World Congress, SAE Paper 2004-01-0255, Delphi Corp and Michigan State University, Detroit, Michigan. Click here for the PDF.

Chen, C. and Peng, H., "Rollover prevention for Sports Utility Vehicles With Human-in-the-Loop Evaluations," 5th Int'l Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, August 2000, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Click here for the PDF.

Rollover is studied using TruckSim for regular simulation and also a driving simulator.

Kawauchi, Hl, Maegawa, A., et. al., "Development of Quantitative Evaluation Method of Vehicle Stability & Controllability", SEI Technical Review - Number 59 - January 2005 - 7 Click here for the PDF.

Electronic controls are evaluated using Lissajous figures, which are also used to validate CarSim as a realistic simulation.

Watanabe, Y. and Sharp, R. S., "The Application of Neural Network Learning Control to the Design of a Low-Energy Active Suspension System." 4th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, AVEC '98, JSAE, 1998, Nagoya, Japan.