Modelling and Validation of a Dynamic Vehicle Model for use in a Motion Based Simulator

Abstract

The increase in computational power in recent years has enabled advanced driving simulations. This has allowed engineers to make informed decisions during early design phases. In motorsport applications, simulators are widely used for drivers practice. This thesis describes a method of how to translate vehicle data to parameters used in the motion based driving simulator at Chalmers University of Technology. This was done by modeling the Chalmers Formula Student 2017 car and implementing it into the simulating software Panthera. Furthermore the implemented model was tuned and validated by objective metrics as well as subjective assessments.