Company Press Releases
Mar-13 Mechanical Simulation Announces New Representation Agreement in India with Xitadel
Feb-13 Mechanical Simulation Purchases SuspensionSim
Jan-13 BikeSim 3.2
is Released
Jan-13 CarSim
8.2 is Released
Dec-12 BikeSim Identifies
Vibration Modes in Racing Motorcycles
Dec-12 RPUG Award
Presented to Mike Sayers
Nov-12 Mechanical
Simulation Earns 2012 Award for Exceptional Engineering Support
Apr-12 Partnership
with Altair Engineering
Jan-12 TruckSim
8.1 Released
Nov-11 BikeSim
3.1 Released
Aug-11 CarSim 8.1
Released
Jul-11 Meritor
Six DOF Driving Simulator
Jul-11 Driving
Simulation at 2011 ESV Conference
Jun-11 Mechanical
Simulation New Location
Apr-11 Auto Shanghai
2011 Features CarSim Driving Simulator
Mar-11 CarSim In Argonne
National Laboratory's Autonomie
Jun-10 Univ.
of Michigan Formula SAE Racing Team 2nd Place
May-10 2010
Beijing Auto Show Features CarSim Driving Simulator
May-10
Gillespie Opens 19th International Colloquium SAE Brazil
May-10 BikeSim
3 Released
Mar-10 CarSim
Plug-In for Forum8 UC-win/Road
Jan-10 TruckSim 8.0 is Released
Sep-09 University of Ontario Driving Simulator
Jul-09 CarSim 8.0 is Released
Oct-08 BikeSim 2.0 is Released
Sep-08 TruckSim 7.01 is Released
Jul-08 CarSim 7.1 Released
Mar-08 Newest TruckSim
Jan-08 Toyota Driving Simulator
Jan-08 CarSim 7 Development of Year
Nov-07 Winning Team Uses CarSim
Nov-07 CarSim in Robotic Race
Oct-07 U of Michigan Race Team
Oct-07 U of Windsor Virtual Grand Prix
Aug-07 Our Publications in Chinese
Jun-07 Thomas Gillespie Appointed to National Academy of Sciences
Apr-07 dSPACE RT TruckSim, BikeSim
Apr-07 Updated BikeSim 1.02
Apr-07 Latest in Vehicle Dynamics
Dec-06 Updated TruckSim 6.04
Dec-06 Partnership with ETAS
Oct-06 German Office Established
Aug-06 World-Class Tire Simulation
Aug-06 SuspensionSim Partnership
Jul-06 A Decade of Vehicle Dynamics
Jun-06 Real Time Testing
Dec-05 CarSim 6 Top Product Award
Dec-05 Off-Road Hazards with CarSim
Dec-05 CarSim and Test Track Design
Nov-05 Motion Based Simulators
Dec-04 David Hall, Dev. & Consulting
Dec-04 Michael Sayers, Co-Founder
Dec-04 Thomas Gillespie, Co-Founder
March 2010
Japanese 3D simulation specialist Forum8 is pleased to announce the launch of its latest Drive Simulation software plug-in for its award winning interactive VR software UC-win/Road.
Users of Forum8 Drive Simulators can now benefit from the improved vehicle dynamics afforded by incorporating the market-leading CarSim software into their overall system.
‘CarSim’ produced by Mechanical Simulation of Ann Arbor, Michigan is specialist software for simulating and analysing the behaviour of four-wheeled vehicles in response to steering, braking, and acceleration inputs. Chassis systems, tires, and electronically controlled driver assistance systems (ADAS) are also being developed and tested in CarSim, which runs faster than real-time using ordinary PC's.
CarSim can simulate the dynamic behaviour of passenger cars, light trucks, race cars, and utility vehicles. CarSim animates simulated tests and outputs over 700 calculated variables to plot and analyze, or export to other software systems, HIL systems, and optimization tools.
CarSim is used all over the world to design, develop, test and plan vehicle programs. It is easy to use and benefits from a modern graphical user interface (GUI) so you can run a simulated test, see an animation, or view engineering plots of results with just one mouse click.
The CarSim math models are parametric, involving measurable properties that are commonly used by OEM's and supplier companies worldwide. These customers have validated CarSim simulation results with real proving ground and road test results. CarSim models are built on decades of research in characterizing vehicles and reproducing their behaviour with mathematical models.
Doug Orrin, Director of New Business Development at Mechanical Simulation commented; “We are very pleased to have partnered with Forum8 and their excellent interactive 3D visual simulation system UC-win/Road. The CarSim vehicle maths models can be used in the various Forum8 drive simulators in many ways:
The CarSim DS desktop package includes a license that activates the "live" RT mode of the CarSim animator. Options for this package include a higher-quality steering system for more accurate steering feel, and additional live animations for mutiple-screen systems
CarSim can be used to replace the existing maths models. It is possible to run the regular CarSim maths model DLL's from the Forum8 simulation environment using the VehicleSim API
CarSim runtime is another option. Using CarSim or RT to get started, the maths models can be modified as needed and then a multiple-copy license can be arranged with Mechanical Simulation for the customized copies.”
CarSim and TruckSim are being used in over 150 fixed-base and motion-base driving simulators used by engineers around the world.
For more information:
Brendan Hafferty, Forum8 E: Brendan@forum8.com W: www.forum8.com
Doug Orrin, Mechanical Simulation E: dorrin@carsim.com W: www.carsim.com