Zouch Dynamics Ltd - Bringing Simulation Closer to Reality
Overview
VI-Motorsport is an advanced software environment for vehicle modelling and dynamic analysis, which helps race car designers and track engineers to predict vehicle performance when set-up parameters are modified, both before the car is built and also in support of testing and race events.
VI-Motorsport is based on a faster-than-real-time simulation solver which can predict the virtual car behavior, and has been extensively validated against test data in various race car series. The VI-Motorsport environment is complemented by the ability to create road data (both driverlines and tire contact profiles) starting either from GPS, laser or telemetry data measurements, or from a fully analytical description.
Finally VI-grade’s advanced driver model, VI-DriverR, allows users to drive the vehicle model around the specified track and to find the limits of the car.
For all those companies involved in the process of finding best vehicle set-up and performance whilst at the same time limiting economic resources, VI-Motorsport is an unprecedented support and a revolutionary aid to the engineering team.
VI MotorSport comprises a number of individual software tools:
Capabilities
VI-Motorsport contains a computationally fast and accurate
vehicle model including all its subcomponents(suspensions, tires,
aero, powertrain, differential) and an industry-proven driver
algorithm. The virtual vehicle is driven through closed loop
simulations by the virtual driver. The vehicle model building process is
supported by an easy-to-use Graphical User Interface. It is possible
to model suspension subsystems and to review results in terms of
plots and animations.
- Suspension modeling and analysis environment to derive suspension curves
- Detailed description of components such as dampers, springs, bumpstops, antiroll bars, aerodynamics and tires
- Advanced driver and road model included
- Limit performance evaluation of the car on a given circuit based on dynamic lap time simulation
It is also possible to export results from VI-Motorsport in a format readable by major data logging systems in order to make it easier to compare results from simulations and results from telemetry.
Benefits
VI-Motorsport helps racing teams to reduce time needed to find the best set-up for a given car on a given circuit and to explore more design variants in less time.
- Detailed, reliable and fast race car model
- One environment to study suspension and full-vehicle behavior in different conditions
- Advanced driver technology able to push the car to the limit
- Easy exchange of data between simulation environment and data logging system
- Realistic simulation conditions with reliable vehicle and detailed road data files (including kerbs, bank angle and 3D disturbances)
- Efficient as a track side tool to find best set-up during tests and qualifying sessions
- Accelerated optimization campaigns thanks to the real-time technology
Recent Customers
Globally we have many customers of VI-Motorsport, many of which like to remain confidential. However some of our recent wins in the UK include:
