This paper describes a pre-programmed, object-oriented vehicle model for use in vehicle dynamics simulations. This vehicle model is included as part of an integrated simulation environment, called HVE (Human-Vehicle-Environment). The paper provides a general overview of the HVE user and development environment. The paper provides detailed specifications for the HVE Vehicle Model. These specifications include definitions for model parameters. The parameters are: (1) supported vehicle types; (2) vehicle properties, such as dimensions, inertias, and suspensions; (3) tire properties, such as dimensions and inertias, mu vs slip, cornering and camber stiffnesses; (4) driver control systems, such as engine, transmission/differential, brakes, and steering; and (5) restraint systems, such as belts and airbags. The paper also provides detailed specification of the HVE time-dependentvehicle output group parameters. The output groups are: (a) kinematics; (b) kinetics; (c) tire data; (d) wheel data; (e) inter-vehicle connections;(f) drivetrain; (g) driver controls; (h) contact surface forces; and (i) restraint system forces.
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