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A driving simulator, simulation
models and HiL are the integrated
keystones for reducing prototypes
in vehicle development.
integration platform around which all these pieces
come together, " he explained. VI-grade customers are
seeing different benefits using the latest sim. Volvo,
for example, reported a 50% reduction in the development
cycle of its latest SUV platform. Ford Motor
Co., a major VI-grade customer, claims that tasks that
would take a month to complete at a proving ground
can be finished in just one week using simulation
technology. " And that does not include the time and
cost of building a prototype, shipping it to a proving
ground, and sending engineers and drivers to the
proving ground, " Bairati said.
" We try to make simulation an analog to the real
world. It's not a replacement; it's an enhanced, better
way to work, " explained Louis Jamail, supervisor, core
methods and simulation/VAE driving simulators, at
Ford. He said Ford still validates physically near the
end of development, " but if I can get to an 80-percent
answer without a prototype it's probably more consistent.
And it's a win even if we have to spend 20 percent
of our time on the prototype. "
With Ford's expanding simulation facilities
operating at 100% capacity, Jamail's group has been
moving to incorporate sim across Ford's PD landscape
" in small steps, " enabling engineers and technicians
to more fully understand the tools, he said.
" As a former test driver and development engineer,
I'm bringing my own 20-plus years of knowledge into
the virtual space, " he added.
Simulation-developed ADAS
The potential to slash development time and cost,
and streamline the PD process, has ignited the global
automotive market for simulation solutions overall.
SAE Media counts more than three dozen companies
doing business in the driving-simulator space, with
VI-grade, AB Dynamics and a few others recognized
as the dominant players, according to OEM simulation
managers. The driving simulator market alone is forecast
to increase by $381 million USD, growing at a CAGR of
5.65%, according to a January 2023 report by Technavio
Research. North America is expected to account for 34%
of the market's growth during the forecast period.
Challenges to growth include the high cost of
validating simulation resulting in increased total
cost of ownership (TCO) of simulators, according
to experts. VI-grade's top-of-line DiM250 Dynamic
Driving Simulator, a centerpiece of Ford's sim work
in Dearborn, is a $5 million investment (including
building, installation and personnel cost), for example.
The process of validation in the automotive sector is
limited, particularly for studies that use human factors
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