Simulate Vehicle Dynamics in ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground 3D Scene

This example uses:

Simulink 3D Animation Simulink 3D Animation

You can simulate a vehicle ascending a hill using the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground Hill Tracks 3D scene.

To start, build your virtual vehicle using the Virtual Vehicle Composer with these settings:

Powertrain architecture — Conventional Vehicle
Vehicle Dynamics — Combined Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics
Scenario — Braking
3D Scene Selection — 3D Scene

After you build your virtual vehicle model, set the scene and vehicle starting location.

Set Scene and Vehicle Starting Location

Specify the maneuver scene and vehicle starting location. In this example, specify the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground scene with the vehicle at the recommended starting location for the 25% grade hill. Also specify the scene view.

Open the Driver Commands block and set Vehicle command mode to Longitudinal Driver.
In the Visualization > 3D Engine subsystem, open the Simulation 3D Scene Configuration block.
For this example, set these Simulation 3D Scene Configuration block parameters:
- Scene name to ZalaZONE Hill Tracks
  Note
  You must download the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground Hill Tracks scene from the Add-On Explorer. For more information, see Setup.
- Scene view to SimulinkVehicle1
Click Apply and save the model.
Open the Model Explorer.
In the Model Hierarchy pane, navigate to ConfiguredVirtualVehicleModel > External Data > VirtualVehicleTemplate.
In the list of Referenced Dictionaries, select PassVeh. Click Open.
In the Model Hierarchy pane, select ConfiguredVirtualVehicleModel > PassVeh > Design Data.

Set the data dictionary variable value to the initial vehicle position values recommended for the scene. For this example, use these recommended values for the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground Hill Tracks scene.

Data Dictionary Variable	Description	Recommended Value
`PlntVehInitLongPos`	Recommended starting location - X	`1441`
`PlntVehInitLatPos`	Recommended starting location - Y	`-1170`
`PlntVehInitVertPos`	Recommended starting location - Z	`-232.5`
`PlntVehInitRollAng`	Recommended starting location - Roll	`0`
`PlntVehInitPitchAng`	Recommended starting location - Pitch	`0`
`PlntVehInitYawAng`	Recommended starting location - Yaw	`-2`

In the PassVeh data dictionary, confirm the variable values match the recommended starting values for the scene.
In the Model Explorer, save the PassVeh changes.
In the list of Referenced Dictionaries, select Scenario. Click Open.
Set the data dictionary variable, ScnBrkXbrake to 80.
In the Model Explorer, save the Scenario changes.

Run Simulation

On the ConfiguredVirtualVehicleModel model toolstrip, click Run. As the simulation runs, view the results in the Simulation 3D Viewer. For this example, view the vehicle ascending the hill and braking at the top.

A GIF displaying a vehicle within the Simulation 3D Viewer ascending a hill and braking at the top.