1. Model Vehicle, Powertrain, and Implements
Use Simscape Multibody to create dynamic models of offroad vehicles from CAD models. Then use these dynamic models to simulate control systems, verify machine performances, and test the integration of hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical subsystems.
Section 1: Model dynamics of mechanical systems
Resources
- Heavy Equipment Design with Simscape – Solutions
- Import SolidWorks Assemblies into Simscape Multibody (21:07) – Video
- Create Simscape Multibody Model from a CAD or URDF Model – Documentation
- Simulate Earth Moving with Autonomous Excavator in Construction Site – Documentation
- Excavator Design with Simscape – File Exchange
Explore the mechanical and hydraulic design space for an excavator, calculate digging and lifting forces according to international standards (ISO 6015:2016), and augment your ground contact simulation with Discrete Element Modeling (DEM). - Cosimulate Simulink with Third-Party DEM tools to increase fidelity of your dynamics simulation, such as adding tire-soil interactions –Third Party
- Simutopia and its Consulting Service
- BECKER 3D
Section 2: Integrate hydraulic and electrical systems
Resources
- Wheel Loader Design with Simscape – File Exchange
Experiment with design tradeoffs and optimization of wheel loader transmissions, drivelines, and chassis. Test electrical systems, hydromechanical systems, and controllers.
Section 3: Model wheeled and tracked vehicles on uneven terrain
Resources
- Wheel Loader Design with Simscape – File Exchange
- Tracked Vehicle Model with Simscape – File Exchange
Products
Learn about the products used for creating high-fidelity dynamic simulations.
