A holistic approach to vehicle simulation

J.N. Hooker, A.B. Rose and G.F. Roberts

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 1983, vol. 25, issue 3, 259-267

Abstract: Vehicle simulators traditionally model a vehicle's components separately. This paper describes a “holistic” simulator that constructs a map of fuel consumption vs speed, acceleration, and gear for the vehicle as a whole, based on statistical analysis of road test data. A single computer routine can simulate any number of existing vehicles, once each is outfitted with instruments and a data logger and is tested 1 to 2 days on the road and perhaps on a chassis dynamometer. Results of simulating a 1979 Ford Fairmont station wagon are presented.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4754(83)90102-7

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