Zouch Dynamics Ltd - Bringing Simulation Closer to Reality
Products
We sell and support the following software tools from VI-grade GmbH:
VI-CarRealtime
VI-CarRealTime provides a vehicle simulation environment where thesame simplified vehicle model can be used by vehicle dynamics and controls engineers to optimize vehicle and control system performance. By using VI-CarRealTime Vehicle Dynamics engineers can quickly and easily perform large Design of Experiments (DOE) and multi-objective optimization studies. VI-CarRealTime users can automatically export a realtime vehicle model directly from ADAMS/Car™ and it shares component property files such as tires, springs, dampers, and bumpstops with ADAMS/Car™and ADAMS/Chassis™. VI-CarRealTime provides validated models which can be used by controls and hydraulic engineers to optimize the controller design based on accurate vehicle performance. VI-CarRealTime can be integrated with Matlab Simulink for controls systems.
VI-MotorSport
VI-Motorsport is a software environment for vehicle
modelling and dynamic analysis, which helps race cars designers and
track engineers to predict vehicle performance when set-up
parameters are modified, before the car is built and also in support
of 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 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 limitin
VI-DriveSim
VI-DriveSim is a new product line from VI-grade which provides automotive OEMs and racing teams with a complete set of innovative, integrated driving simulators for a new generation approach to system-level simulation. Driving simulators allow companies to bridge the gap between virtual prototyping and testing.
VI-SportsCar
VI-SportsCar, the specialized simulation environment allows engineering teams to analyze a number of design alternatives of a virtual race car and its subsystems on a testrig or on a given race track. The vehicle is driven on a two or three dimensional track profile by a sophisticated driving program pushing it to its limit. A specialized and extremely fast quasi-static lap time prediction program is entirely linked to the model data base.
VI-AirCraft
With VI-AirCraft , engineering teams can quickly build and test functional virtual prototypes of complete aircraft and landing gear, before building a physical prototype. Using VI-AircraftLanding Gear, the specialized aircraft and landing gear simulation software from VI-grade, an engineering team can quickly build a complete, parameterized model of a new aircraft, easily defining its landing gear layout, wheel arrangement, energy absorption, and other vital characteristics. Then, without leaving their engineering workstations, the team’s members can run the model through a battery of kinematic, static, and dynamic simulations to determine the vehicle’s flotation, stability, loads, and passenger comfort. Test measurements can be analyzed immediately and test equipment can be quickly modified.
VI-Rail
Using VI-Rail – the specialized railcar simulation software from VI-Grade - you can quickly build a complete, parameterized model of a new railway vehicle, easily define its suspension, wheelset, wheel-rail contact, and other vital characteristics. Running thru a battery of simulations it is possible to determine the vehicle’s stability, derailment safety clearance, track load, passenger comfort, and more. The performance of a railcar design can be optimized virtually in the computer, before cutting a single piece of metal or running a single physical test.
VI-AutoFlex
VI-AutoFlex is aimed at providing engineers with the ability to quickly model and include flexible components into their mechanisms. Conceptual level exploration of the influence of component flexibility is made easier since the user no longer has to wait for flexible body representation from a full-fledged finite element program.VI-AutoFlex provides the user with the tools needed to build a mesh, run the analysis, and convert a rigid part into a flexible one, all within the familiar MSC.ADAMS™ environment.