Increasingly, real-world testing in vehicle development is being replaced by virtual test scenarios, driving simulators, and other hardware-in-the-loop systems.
cosin scientific software, a specialist in tire simulation, provides advanced software solutions for sophisticated tire and road surface modeling in driving dynamics applications. In collaboration with numerous partners worldwide, the company offers a wide range of services, including road surface measurement, tire data acquisition, and the identification of additional parameters.
FTire – the number one in tire dynamics models
A core product of cosin is FTire, the market-leading, universally applicable high-frequency tire dynamics model. For manufacturers of high-end driving simulators, the availability of FTire throughout the entire development cycle offers a unique opportunity to ensure consistency across all related simulation applications.
SensoWheel – the number one in simulator steering wheels
Sensodrive’s SensoWheel is the leading simulator steering wheel. It was the first direct-drive force feedback steering wheel on the market and, thanks to its exceptional precision and realistic performance, has been implemented in more than a thousand simulators to date. With three model variants, it covers all requirements – from a compact entry-level version to a powerful high-end steering wheel for racing simulators. Steering torque, damping, friction, spring stiffness, and end stops can all be freely controlled. Its highly sensitive force feedback and exceptionally realistic steering feel make the SensoWheel the preferred choice of leading automotive and simulator manufacturers.
A new level of performance for driving simulation
In cooperation with Sensodrive, cosin has expanded FTire with an interface to the SensoWheel. This allows the high-frequency physical tire model to be combined with the most advanced force feedback steering wheel on the market.
The Sensodrive SensoWheel translates the highly precise simulation of tire dynamics into fully realistic haptic feedback for the simulator “driver.” As a result, road surface characteristics can now be felt through the steering wheel just as they would be in a real vehicle.
Whether summer or winter tires, highways or cobblestone roads – thanks to Sensodrive and cosin, the corresponding driving experience can now be felt up close in the simulator. This has brought full-vehicle simulation closer to reality than ever before.
