Challenges

In vehicle development, conducting physical testing is costly, time-consuming, poses safety risks, and lacks repeatability. Simulation allows engineers to swiftly design, develop, and test components, subsystems, and entire vehicles securely and safely. To be effective, simulations must be realistic, user-friendly, and seamlessly integrate with other software and tools.

Why VehicleSim?

VehicleSim is a comprehensive suite of software tools that enables the realistic and dynamic simulation of vehicle behavior. It is the globally recognized leader in vehicle dynamics simulation for engineers and researchers in the automotive, heavy-trucking, mining, military, agriculture, and motorsport industries. VehicleSim saves teams millions annually by shifting testing, development, and validation processes into simulation.

Benefits

Increase confidence

Eliminate the risk of inaccurate, nondeterministic simulations. Run tests confidently with physics-based vehicle models designed for use by novices and experts alike.

Scale testing

Conduct virtual tests with high-performance computing (HPC) to increase coverage at scale, both locally and in the cloud.

Speed up development

Accelerate development with real-time models ideal for software-in-the-loop (SIL), driver-in-the-loop (DIL), and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) development.

VehicleSim product suite

Passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks

CarSim delivers the most accurate, detailed, and efficient methods for simulating the performance of passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks.

With extensive real-world validation by automotive engineers, CarSim is the preferred tool for analyzing vehicle dynamics, developing active controllers, calculating a car’s performance characteristics, and engineering next-generation active safety systems.
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Multi-axle commercial, construction, mining, agriculture, and military vehicles

TruckSim is the most precise and effective tool to simulate the vehicle dynamics of multi-axle commercial, construction, mining, military, and agricultural vehicles.

With manufacturers facing compressed product development cycles, TruckSim provides an intuitive set of tools for engineers to quickly evaluate complete vehicles, sub-components, and active controllers in complex driving environments.
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Two- and three-wheeled vehicles

BikeSim provides an intuitive set of tools for engineers to quickly evaluate complete motorcycles, sub-components, and active controllers in complex, simulated driving environments.

As more companies and motorsport organizations embrace simulation-based engineering, BikeSim provides a system-based modeling approach to help teams focus on their expertise while using an accurate and detailed simulation environment.
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Quasi-static kinematics and compliance

SuspensionSim simulates quasi-static kinematics and compliance (K&C) tests applied to suspension systems.

SuspensionSim is used by model users and model builders. Model users are engineers and designers who work with a given suspension layout, change hardpoint coordinates and stiffness properties, and then evaluate the suspension behavior by analyzing simulated test results. Model builders are advanced users who can assemble new multibody models to simulate suspension types that are not already available from existing templates.
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VehicleSim product suite

Passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks

CarSim delivers the most accurate, detailed, and efficient methods for simulating the performance of passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks.

With extensive real-world validation by automotive engineers, CarSim is the preferred tool for analyzing vehicle dynamics, developing active controllers, calculating a car’s performance characteristics, and engineering next-generation active safety systems.
Learn more

Multi-axle commercial, construction, mining, agriculture, and military vehicles

TruckSim is the most precise and effective tool to simulate the vehicle dynamics of multi-axle commercial, construction, mining, military, and agricultural vehicles.

With manufacturers facing compressed product development cycles, TruckSim provides an intuitive set of tools for engineers to quickly evaluate complete vehicles, sub-components, and active controllers in complex driving environments.
Learn more

Two- and three-wheeled vehicles

BikeSim provides an intuitive set of tools for engineers to quickly evaluate complete motorcycles, sub-components, and active controllers in complex, simulated driving environments.

As more companies and motorsport organizations embrace simulation-based engineering, BikeSim provides a system-based modeling approach to help teams focus on their expertise while using an accurate and detailed simulation environment.
Learn more

Quasi-static kinematics and compliance

SuspensionSim simulates quasi-static kinematics and compliance (K&C) tests applied to suspension systems.

SuspensionSim is used by model users and model builders. Model users are engineers and designers who work with a given suspension layout, change hardpoint coordinates and stiffness properties, and then evaluate the suspension behavior by analyzing simulated test results. Model builders are advanced users who can assemble new multibody models to simulate suspension types that are not already available from existing templates.
Learn more

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