Results and Economical Aspects of Simulation Systems Evaluating the Braking and Steering Performance of Commercial Vehicles 942300
The simulation of the driving performance of motor vehicles offers the possibility of analyzing the behavior of new commercial vehicles or new systems to be integrated into the vehicle, already before the stage of the first prototypes. Thus, simulation technology may contribute to shorten the time and costs needed for the development of new vehicles and new vehicle systems.
As an example, this contribution describes the simulation of a commercial vehicle with adaptive suspension elements. The simulations were used to coarse-tune the suspension elements before installation and fine-tuning them in a prototype vehicle, and to define and optimize the control strategies of electronically controlled suspension systems. A comparison between the costs of the simulation and estimated costs of corresponding field tests substantiates the economical benefits of the simulation.
Citation: von Glasner, E., Povel, R., and Wuest, K., "Results and Economical Aspects of Simulation Systems Evaluating the Braking and Steering Performance of Commercial Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 942300, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/942300. Download Citation
Author(s):
Egon-Christian von Glasner, Rolf Povel, Klaus Wuest
Affiliated:
Mercedes-Benz AG
Pages: 8
Event:
International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Heavy Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation in Braking, Steering, and Suspension Systems-SP-1059
Related Topics:
Commercial vehicles
Simulators
Suspension systems
Simulation and modeling
Optimization
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