Hexagon and VI-grade accelerate zero-prototype automotive engineering

29 September, 2022

The automotive industry is under constant pressure to address rapidly evolving market demands with resource-constrained engineering environments. Rapid product development timelines are compounded by shrinking physical prototype budgets that necessitate greater use of simulation. Automotive engineers rely on Adams to build their virtual vehicle prototypes and its Adams Real Time Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) capabilities to bridge the gap with physical tests. The high-fidelity simulations they develop are used to evaluate their engineering decisions against ride, handling and durability targets to produce safe and comfortable cars.

 Accelerating automotive innovation

A leading provider of driving simulator technology, VI-grade can help engineers accelerate automotive innovation by enabling physical testing of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) models, without the need to manufacture prototypes of systems or vehicles. Adams Real Time is now recognised by its VI-Certified program, that includes only those third-party solutions that pass stringent tests for real-time reliability and safety. Hexagon has drawn on its many years of collaboration with VI-grade to bring high-fidelity physics to VI-grade’s experiential driving platforms, making it easier to reproduce on-road experiences in the manufacturer’s test facilities where engineers and focus groups improve future vehicles.

 Significant ROI

Hexagon comments that there are significant returns on investment for companies using Adams. The simulation models routinely created for vehicle dynamics and handling can now be used for the real-time testing and validation tasks performed on VI-grade simulators simply by applying Adams Real Time settings. Utilising a consistent, high-fidelity Adams vehicle model throughout the product development cycle delivers significant productivity gains, driving down costs and enabling engineering teams to improve the quality and performance of the end product.

Using Adams Real Time, users can now extend the use of their existing models directly into HIL or the Driver-in-the-Loop (DIL) testing and validation phases. The topology and parametrics of the vehicle model are preserved when Adams Real Time is used in real-time applications, allowing engineers to explore different vehicle configurations and tune them seamlessly, and enabling stakeholders in adjacent departments to collaborate more effectively. Standardising on a single model throughout the product lifecycle also helps to eliminate unproductive and error-prone translations between different simulation software.

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