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    Introduction To Adams/Car For Formula SAE: Joseph Little, MSC Technical Support April 14, 2011

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    This document provides an introduction to using Adams/Car software for Formula SAE vehicle simulation. It outlines how to access the FSAE database template, modify the template to represent your vehicle, and conduct different types of simulations. Key steps include downloading the FSAE template files, modifying parameters like masses and hardpoints, setting up suspension tests or full vehicle simulations, and analyzing results. Various resources for help are also listed such as tutorials, technical support forums, and contacting the software provider directly.

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    Introduction To Adams/Car For Formula SAE: Joseph Little, MSC Technical Support April 14, 2011

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    This document provides an introduction to using Adams/Car software for Formula SAE vehicle simulation. It outlines how to access the FSAE database template, modify the template to represent your vehicle, and conduct different types of simulations. Key steps include downloading the FSAE template files, modifying parameters like masses and hardpoints, setting up suspension tests or full vehicle simulations, and analyzing results. Various resources for help are also listed such as tutorials, technical support forums, and contacting the software provider directly.

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    This document provides an introduction to using Adams/Car software for Formula SAE vehicle simulation. It outlines how to access the FSAE database template, modify the template to represent your vehicle, and conduct different types of simulations. Key steps include downloading the FSAE template files, modifying parameters like masses and hardpoints, setting up suspension tests or full vehicle simulations, and analyzing results. Various resources for help are also listed such as tutorials, technical support forums, and contacting the software provider directly.

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    Introduction To Adams/Car For Formula SAE: Joseph Little, MSC Technical Support April 14, 2011

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    Nardai Gergely
    This document provides an introduction to using Adams/Car software for Formula SAE vehicle simulation. It outlines how to access the FSAE database template, modify the template to represent your vehicle, and conduct different types of simulations. Key steps include downloading the FSAE template files, modifying parameters like masses and hardpoints, setting up suspension tests or full vehicle simulations, and analyzing results. Various resources for help are also listed such as tutorials, technical support forums, and contacting the software provider directly.

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    The key takeaways are that Adams/Car can be used to conduct suspension and full vehicle simulations, and resources such as tutorials, forums and technical support are available to help users get started.

    Suspension testrig and full vehicle simulations can be conducted. Suspension testrig allows kinematic and dynamic analysis while full vehicle simulation allows predefined maneuvers as well as user defined simulations using event and road builders.

    The vehicle model can be modified by changing hardpoints, masses, property files, tires, shocks, powertrain, aero forces and adding, removing or modifying parts, joints and subsystems. Templates can also be modified.

    Introduction to Adams/Car for Formula SAE

    Joseph Little, MSC Technical Support April 14, 2011

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    Agenda
    Getting Access to the Software and Resources Running simulations with the FSAE database Modifying the template to represent your Car Conducting a Design Study Questions

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    Suggested Strategy for Getting Started

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    Getting Started Tutorials

    Select Adams Help from the Help menu then navigate to the getting started section. Though the demo vehicle appear much more elaborate than the FSAE model, they are actually very similar, and the Getting Started tutorials are directly applicable to the FSAE template for the most part.
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    Using the FSAE Database

    Register on mscsoftware.com to get access to SimCompanion Visit the article Using the special FSAE database with MD Adams/Car 2010 at http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/infocenter/ind ex?page=content&id=KB8019488 Download the template files follow the instructional .pdf
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    How to Get Help


    Help Docs
    Start at the TOC and work down to your topics (Remember PostProcessor is under Adams Basic Package) Use Context Help (F1 in appropriate text boxes) Text Search/Index

    SimCompanion
    Search SimCompanion for Keywords Search for posts for similar issues Post in Adams University Section Have your Designated Contact email Technical Support at support@mscsoftware.com

    VPD Forums

    Technical Support

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    Types of Simulations
    Suspension Testrig

    Full Vehicle Simulation

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    Suspension Testrig
    Kinematic Analysis Bump (Parallel) Roll (Opposite) Steering (None, Fixed, Free, Controlled) Dynamics Analysis

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    Suspension Results Analysis


    Analyze Results Display Animations Graph Results

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    Full Vehicle Simulation


    Predefined Analysis Basic Maneuvers Acceleration Braking Maintain Steer Angle Some Combination of Above Closed Loop Maintain Specified Radius Achieved Specified Acceleration

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    Full Vehicle Simulation (cntd)


    User Defined Simulations Event Builder - Define maneuvers with open loop constants/functions or closed loop objectives Road Builder Define Custom roads for path optimization and SmartDriver

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    Modifying Your Vehicle


    Hardpoints Masses Property Files Tires Shocks Powertrain Aero Forces Adding/ Removing /Modifying Parts, Joints, etc. Swapping Subsystems Modifying Templates

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    Hardpoints
    Most Define the Center or Axis of a Rotational Joint Defines Geometries Mirrored Edit in table editor Listed in .sub file

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    Property Files
    Tires
    PAC2002 FSAE property files available from TTC http://www.millikenresearch.com/ Curve Editor Property Files Engine Torque Curve Differential Property File Engine/Transmission Parameters

    Springs/Dampers

    Drivetrain/Powertrain

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    Mass and Setup Parameters


    Right Click >> Modify to Change Mass Mass can be calculated using geometry and custom density Suspension Setup Parameters used for certain Analysis/Results

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    Suspension Modeling Tutorial


    An in-depth suspension modeling tutorial can be found in SimCompanion:
    http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/infocenter/index?page=content&id=KB8019810

    Thank you for your attendance!


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