Developing Virtual Vehicles Using Powertrain Blockset

Vehicle simulations are used in varying capacity during the design and development of automobiles. Besides capturing the vehicle physics, these models often require the ability to include control algorithms, driver behavior, and environmental factors. With this complexity, models need to be parameterized and validated against real vehicle data to be able to use them with accuracy and confidence.

To streamline this process, FEV and MathWorks collaborated on developing a vehicle model using Powertrain Blockset™, parameterizing it using FEV’s extensive benchmarking data and then comparing the results to the vehicle data collected from a chassis dynamometer. Learn how to build vehicle models using the Virtual Vehicle Composer app, and the steps required to parameterize the model and get the results within acceptable accuracy to enable you to use the vehicle models in your workflows.