Virtual test track

The virtual test track (VTT) is a real-time vehicle simulator used for powertrain and chassis system development in a virtual environment. The VTT is designed and built based on the rapid control prototyping (RCP) concept. Therefore, different from the conventional vehicle simulator, the VTT can provide many additional benefits, such as ease of use, flexibility of interface with other devices, and ability to easily implement any hardware-in-the-loop system. The VTT consists of a powerful simulation engine to solve the equations of a complicated vehicle dynamics model in real-time and a sophisticated animation engine to provide real-time visual representation of vehicle behavior. It also contains multiple virtual test environments with variable surfaces and weather conditions to provide different types of driving conditions.