Simulate Vehicle Dynamics in ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground 3D Scene

You can simulate a vehicle ascending a hill using the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground Hill Tracks 3D scene.

To start, build your virtual vehicle using the Virtual Vehicle Composer with these settings:

• Powertrain architecture — Conventional Vehicle

• Vehicle Dynamics — Combined Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics

• Scenario — Braking

• 3D Scene Selection — 3D Scene

After you build your virtual vehicle model, set the scene and vehicle starting location.

Set Scene and Vehicle Starting Location

Specify the maneuver scene and vehicle starting location. In this example, specify the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground scene with the vehicle at the recommended starting location for the 25% grade hill. Also specify the scene view.

1. Open the Driver Commands block and set Vehicle command mode to Longitudinal Driver.

2. In the Visualization > 3D Engine subsystem, open the Simulation 3D Scene Configuration block.

   

   For this example, for the Simulation 3D Scene Configuration block:

   • Set Scene name to ZalaZONE Hill Tracks.

     Note

     If the scene is not available in the Scene name drop-down list, you must install the scene. See Setup.

   • Set Scene view to SimulinkVehicle1.

3. In the Environment > Ground Feedback subsystem, right-click Ground Feedback subsystem and select Variant > Label Mode Active Choice > 3 (Height Map).

   

   Click OK and save the model.

4. Open the Model Explorer.

5. In the Model Hierarchy pane, navigate to ConfiguredVirtualVehicleModel > External Data > VirtualVehicleTemplate.

6. In the list of Referenced Dictionaries, select PassVeh. Click Open.

   

7. In the Model Hierarchy pane, select ConfiguredVirtualVehicleModel > PassVeh > Design Data.

8. Set the data dictionary variable value to the initial vehicle position values recommended for the scene. For this example, use these recommended values for the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground Hill Tracks scene.

   Data Dictionary Variable	Description	Recommended Value
   PlntVehInitLongPos	Recommended starting location - X	1441
   PlntVehInitLatPos	Recommended starting location - Y	-1170
   PlntVehInitVertPos	Recommended starting location - Z	-232.5
   PlntVehInitRollAng	Recommended starting location - Roll	0
   PlntVehInitPitchAng	Recommended starting location - Pitch	0
   PlntVehInitYawAng	Recommended starting location - Yaw	-2

9. In the PassVeh data dictionary, confirm the variable values match the recommended starting values for the scene.

   

10. In the Model Explorer, save the PassVeh changes.

    

11. In the list of Referenced Dictionaries, select Scenario. Click Open.

12. Set the data dictionary variable, ScnBrkXbrake to 80.

13. In the Model Explorer, save the Scenario changes.

Run Simulation

On the ConfiguredVirtualVehicleModel model toolstrip, click Run. As the simulation runs, view the results in the Simulation 3D Viewer. For this example, view the vehicle ascending the hill and braking at the top.