DYNA4 Commercial Vehicles: Real-time Simulation of Commercial Vehicles
DYNA4 Commercial Vehicles is an open, modular simulation software for the development of vehicle dynamics and drive train control systems. You can simulate various commercial vehicles types, e.g. trucks with trailers, EuroCombis, busses and several specialty vehicles. DYNA4 Commercial Vehicles can be used throughout all development phases: from conceptual function design on the desktop computer (MIL, SIL) to operating tests in real time with hardware-in-the-loop systems (HIL).
Application examples of vehicle dynamics and drivetrain development
- Design, testing, calibration and verification of vehicle control systems, e.g. ABS, ESP, 4WD control systems, active front steering, in SIL and HIL setups
- Stability analysis for safety-relevant driving situations, e.g. Jack-Knifing
- Safety tests, e.g. with road unevenness or cart ruts
- Development and hardware-in-the-loop-test of control systems for trailer stabilization
- Model-based rapid controller prototyping
- Parameter studies and optimization of vehicle components, e.g. drivetrain concepts, steering system and axle suspension
- Development and testing of mechanical components in virtual and physical test rigs
- Virtual test drives and animation in the driving simulator
Function Overview
- Detailed and proven models for vehicle dynamics and various commercial vehicles
- Vehicle set-up with up to 4 steered of axles
- Trailer variants
- DYNA4 Commercial Vehicles contains detailed and proven models for vehicle dynamics
- Tabled kinematic axles and MBS axles
- Tire model TMeasy with simple parameterization, also other tire models as FTire, Pajeka etc. can be used Adaptation of the models and the framework to your needs
- Virtual test rigs for tires and axles with process for automated parameterization
- Driving on OpenDrive road network without conversion
- Pre-configured examples, e.g. ISO maneuer for easy start in virtual test driving
Further applications with additional DYNA4 packages
- Development and testing of electric (hybrid) powertrains
DYNA4 Advanced Powertrain >> - Development and testing of driver assistance systems
DYNA4 Driver Assistance >> - ECU development, e. g. conform with "Euro-6 standard"
DYNA4 Engine >>
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DYNA4 Concept
The DYNA4 modular simulation environment consists of two main parts: an open demand-oriented Model Repository and a flexible, process-oriented tool environment (DYNA4 Framework).
DYNA4 Model Repository
The DYNA4 Model Repository provides a clearly laid out user environment to administer and parameterize your own simulation models as well as the TESIS model library included
- Assemble your virtual vehicles for test drives on the PC or HIL
- Integrate your own simulation models seamlessly into DYNA4 and take advantage of all framework functions
- The Model Repository is furnished with a base model library
- You can easily add advanced DYNA4 simulation models (more information on DYNA4 Packages)
DYNA4 Framework
- Clear management of models, data, simulation scenarios and results
- Transparency, traceability and reproducibility of simulation projects
- Open model structure in Matlab/Simulink
- Seamless integration of your simulation models in the DYNA4 GUI
- Integrated test automation and parameter variation
- Adaptations to your workflows with configuration of views, Eclipse plugins, HTML user interfaces
- Rapid overview and automatic comparison of simulation results for different vehicle variants
- Standard interfaces e.g. for ROS, ASAM, ADTF etc.
- 3D Animation of your vehicle simulations with DYNAanimation
- Software runs platform independent on PCs and on all common real-time platforms
Function Overview
| DYNA4 Packages | |||||||
| Car Professional | Driver Assistance | Commercial Vehicles | Advanced Powertrain | Engine | Framework | ||
| Basis | |||||||
| Process support | |||||||
| Model and data management | |||||||
| Teamwork functionality | |||||||
| Variant management | |||||||
| Automation | |||||||
| Integrated versioning | |||||||
| Plotting and reporting | |||||||
| Simple switching between MiL, SiL, HiL | |||||||
| Continuous signal tracing for all XiL-levels | |||||||
| Vehicle | |||||||
| Roller dynamometer model, 1D | |||||||
| Simplified two-track model | |||||||
| Brake force map | |||||||
| Tire model with lateral and longitudinal slip | |||||||
| Combustion engine consumption map | |||||||
| Driver | |||||||
| Longitudinal control, cycle driver | |||||||
| Lateral control | |||||||
| Response to road users | |||||||
| 3D Visualization DYNAanimation | |||||||
| Vehicle and vehicle behavior | |||||||
| OpenDRIVE road networks | |||||||
| Generation of environment, terrain, weather | |||||||
| Extensive, extendable object catalog | |||||||
| Traffic and dynamic objects | |||||||
| Modular model architecture1) | |||||||
| Flexible Simulink model architecture | |||||||
| Code generation for PC application | |||||||
| Integration and interfaces1) | |||||||
| Integration of FMUs and S-Functions | |||||||
| Co-simulation interfaces e.g. for KULI and ROS | |||||||
| Interface to tools for test automation and DoE | |||||||
| Stand-alone operation for HiL and SiL | |||||||
| Code generation for real-time targets (HiL) | |||||||
| Run-time projects for CANoe and dSpace | |||||||
| Export as ADTF Filter or CANoe-dll | |||||||
| Vehicle dynamics | |||||||
| High-fidelity vehicle dynamics | |||||||
| 3D vehicle dynamics | |||||||
| Axle kinematics via tables and compliance (KnC) | |||||||
| Multi-body models for typical axles | |||||||
| Powertrain for typical conventional propulsion | |||||||
| Virtual suspension test rig | |||||||
| Automated parametrization from test rigs | |||||||
| Tire | |||||||
| Tire model TMeasy | |||||||
| Tire model Pacejka | |||||||
| Interface to MF Tyre 6.2 | |||||||
| Interface to FTire | |||||||
| Virtual tire test rig | |||||||
Automated parametrization from test rigs | |||||||
| Brake hydraulics | |||||||
| Hydraulic components | |||||||
| Examples for dual circuit brake systems | |||||||
| Trailer | |||||||
| Up to two trailers with four axles each | |||||||
| Semitrailer, drawbar and turntable | |||||||
| Commercial vehicles | |||||||
| Four steered and driven axles | |||||||
| Torsionally elastic chassis | |||||||
| Separately modelled cabin | |||||||
| Engine and powertrain | |||||||
| Modular powertrain | |||||||
| Any topology (4x2, 8x8, HEV, EV etc.) | |||||||
| Mechanical components with losses | |||||||
| Driving cycles like NEDC, WLTP, FTP | |||||||
| Examples for typical topologies | |||||||
| Electrical system | |||||||
| Configurable electrical system | |||||||
| E-engines, inverter and battery | |||||||
| Electrical systems for 48V and high voltage, for HEV and EV | |||||||
| Engine dynamics based on mean-value | |||||||
| Cylinder specific with torque ripple | |||||||
| External and self-ignition | |||||||
| Automated parametrization from test rigs | |||||||
| Additional components engine | |||||||
| Mass and energy flow | |||||||
| Turbo charging | |||||||
| Fuel system | |||||||
| Exhaust aftertreatment | |||||||
| Dual-circuit cooling system | |||||||
| Thermodynamic engine model | |||||||
| Combustion process with control in real-time | |||||||
| In-cylinder pressure and temperature | |||||||
| Charge exchange calculation | |||||||
| State calculation in exhaust gas system | |||||||
| Environment | |||||||
| Driving dynamics tracks | |||||||
| 2D proving ground | |||||||
| 3D road along S-coordinate e.g. from GPX data | |||||||
| OpenDRIVE road network | |||||||
| 3D road networks (OpenDRIVE) | |||||||
| 3D surface profiles (OpenCRG) | |||||||
| Traffic | |||||||
| Vehicles, pedestrians, bikes, animals | |||||||
| Deterministic scenarios | |||||||
| Integration of stochastic traffic simulation | |||||||
| Environment sensors | |||||||
| Idealized object detection | |||||||
| Camera, GPU-based | |||||||
| Lidar, GPU-based | |||||||
| Radar, GPU-based | |||||||
| Ultrasonic, GPU-based | |||||||
| Object segmentation, GPU-basiert | |||||||
| Trajectory calculation | |||||||
| Configurable racing line | |||||||
| Configurable speed | |||||||
Customer References
More Information and Contact
Further information
- DYNA4 vehicle and environment simulation for virtual test drives
- DYNA4 function overview
- Engineering-Services for virtual test driving
- Training courses for DYNA4
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