Engineering Dynamics Vehicle Simulation Model (EDVSM) is a 3-dimensional vehicle simulator developed for the Human-Vehicle-Environment (HVE) simulation environment. The EDVSM vehicle model was based on the original Highway-Vehicle-Object Simulation Model (HVOSM). This paper describes the vehicle and tire models used by EDVSM. The basic model is unchanged from the original HVOSM model, however, tire-road modelling has been substantially improved by the model's integration into the HVE environment. The paper provides the details of the integration procedure. The paper also includes a validation study, comparing results between EDVSM, HVOSM and real-world handling studies. Comparison reveals that the results are substantially similar. Finally, applications and limitations of the model are addressed. (A)
Samenvatting