Bike Sim

BikeSim
Mechanical Simulation Corporation
® WORLD’S MOST TRUSTED
VEHICLE SIMULATION PLATFORM FOR
DYNAMICS, PERFORMANCE, DEVELOPMENT,
AND TESTING

Mechanical Simulation develops the most accurate and com-

putationally efficient methods for simulating the dynamic per-
formance of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles.

After more than thirty years of research, development, and

proving-ground validation by worldwide vehicle manufactures,
our suite of car, truck, and motorcycle simulation products are
universally the preferred tools for vehicle dynamics, vehicle
control development, and test engineering.

BikeSim shares CarSim’s core architecture — providing engi-

neers with the power and flexibility to dynamically evaluate
virtually any two-wheeled production or concept motorcycle.
Additionally, by modeling and controlling the complex interac-
tion between the rider and machine, BikeSim accurately
simulates how rider behavior affects the bike’s overall per-
formance.

MODULAR AND OPEN ARCHITECTURE

While many of our customers are vehicle dynamics ex-
perts, a growing number of engineers from other disci-
plines use BikeSim’s architecture as a platform to inte-
grate and test their own adaptive vehicle sub-systems.

BikeSim is designed to seamlessly communicate with

NEW FEATURES
· User-defined vehicle coordinate system
· Improved powertrain dynamics
· TNO MF-Tyre and COSIN FTire
· Full aerodynamics
· Traffic vehicles and ranging sensors
· Data encryption
· Unlimited undo in the database
· Global search for all documentation
your software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-
loop (HIL) technologies. This lets you and your staff
focus on algorithm design – not on writing custom test-
ing code that only roughly approximates real-world
scenarios and provides limited test conditions.
Modular Vehicle Definition: each vehicle sub-system is
defined with discrete properties and performance tables.
This modular, parameter-based architecture lets you
modify the behavior of any system and lets you run simu-
lations any time during the design cycle – other simula-
tion tools can only be used after the entire vehicle is de-
signed

Integrate your own technologies using standard

INTEGRATE YOUR OWN TECHNOLOGY design tools: Mechanical Simulation provides
· ABS Braking seamless interfaces to standard design tools such
as Simulink, LabVIEW, and ASCET. Advanced us-
· Traction Control
ers can develop stand-alone technologies using the
· Electronic Stability Control
VehicleSim API with MATLAB, Visual Basic, C/C++,
· Adaptive Cruise Control and other languages.
· Active Suspension
VS Commands: this powerful scripting language pro-
· Tire Performance vides tools to automatically control test runs, extend
· Alternate Powertrain our vehicle model, control complex driving maneuvers,
and model auxiliary sensors.
BikeSim—Powerful and Intuitive
From initial product conception to control algorithm develop-
ment and all the way to product launch—BikeSim provides
sophisticated tools that are proven to compress and optimize
your design, development, and testing procedures.

BikeSim supports all industry-standard system design tools

and a wide range of real-time hardware systems allowing you
to use the same vehicle data and test procedures in all prod-
uct development phases. BikeSim’s wide range of support for
HIL systems allows you to choose the hardware that is best for
your application—without locking you into expensive proprie-
tary hardware.

A discussion of BikeSim’s power is not complete without highlighting the ease-of-use and workflow optimization features engi-
neered into the software. Unlike complex tools that require steep learning curves and expensive consulting services, Mechanical
Simulation products are designed for engineers who use a wide variety of software and must be able to produce results within
minutes. To solve these issues, the software features an intuitive user interface, an extensive on-line help system, and a com-
plete set of example bikes, 3D roads, and test procedures that demonstrate all of the BikeSim features.

Steering System screen 3D roads Extreme riding conditions

Product Highlights

Bundled Data Sets HIL Platforms VehicleSim (VS) Commands

· 10 example test bikes · dSPACE · Powerful built-in scripting
· 15 roads and test tracks · National Instruments language
· 90+ test runs complete with · Opal-RT · Automate complex driving
comprehensive design · ETAS maneuvers
notes · Fujitsu-TEN · Create new variables
· A&D RT-Linux Animator Features
Engineering Tools
· Interactive 3D animator Tire Models
· Interactive 3D animations
· Engineering plots select · Table-lookup (Combined slip · Tracking camera
from over 800 performance with camber extensions) · Export for use in Power-
parameters · Magic Formula - motorcycles Point presentations
· Spectrum Analyzer · MF-Tyre - motorcycles · Overlay runs to compare
· Batch runs · FTire
multiple tests
· Ghost vehicle path
Integration Technologies Third Party Support · Realistic user-defined
· Microsoft COM API · MATLAB/Simulink environments—trees,
· Excel import and export · LabVIEW
buildings, signs, textured
· Vehiclesim API roads.
· ASCET · Tire skid marks and tracks
· Real-time HIL · C, C++, Visual Basic · Sounds—engine, wind,
tire, etc.

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