Real-Time Applications

This page contains a limited bibliography of technical papers and presentations related to CarSim and TruckSim in real-time applications such as driving simulators and testing of hardware in the loop (HIL).


Goossens, P., "Model-based Design, Virtual Prototyping and Automated Testing of Electromechanical Subsystems for Automotive Applications," Opal-RT Technologies, July 2004. Click here for the PDF

HIL testing of automotive subsystems using the Opal-RT platform at McGill University.

Watanabe, Y., "CarSim on dSPACE," Presentation made at the 2004 dSPACE user conference. Click here for the PDF.

Presentation made at the 2004 dSPACE user conference showing an early version of CarSim/dSPACE HIL.

Watanabe, Y., Sayers , M.W., "Extending Vehicle Dynamics Software for Analysis, Design, Control, and Real-Time Testing," presented at the The 6th AVEC Symposium, Hiroshima, Japan, Sep 9-13, 2002.

An overview of CarSim and CarSim RT.

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.

Sayers, M.W., "Vehicle Models for RTS Applications." Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 32, No. 4-5, Nov. 1999, pp. 421-438.

This paper presents the modeling assumptions in CarSim RT.