Feature

Simulation trends in the Automotive industry

It’s hard to believe, but driver-in-the-loop simulation has been an increasingly vital tool for vehicle engineers for over 50 years now.

04/11/2019 09:19:48

From early efforts that involved strapping cars onto unwieldy Stewart hexapod platforms, through to today’s low latency and immersive simulators, the technology has come of age. The last ten years has seen the most dramatic change, with more developments in use case and technology than the previous decade.

Mind tricks

Successful driver-in-the-simulation requires the human participant to be ‘tricked’ into reacting as they would in a real scenario based on simulated sensory information. In a driving simulator, the human senses responsible for optical (vision), haptic (touch), audio (sound), olfactory (smell) and vestibular (movement) reckoning are deceived to make a driver believe he or she is in an actual car on an actual road and it’s this physiological interplay that has fuelled simulator demand and development.

Read the full article in the November issue of DPA

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.