LMS, TNO Partner on Tire Modeling

October 9th, 2006

LMS and the Automotive Business Unit of TNO have agreed to integrate TNO’s Tyre models into the LMS Virtual.Lab Motion simulation software. As a result of the agreement, LMS Virtual.Lab Motion users gain access to accurate and scalable tire models for concept studies, handling simulation, comfort analysis and fatigue prediction. LMS will market and sell the integrated TNO MF-Tyre and MF-SWIFT modeling capabilities as an integral part of LMS Virtual.Lab Motion. The integrated solution has become available with the release of LMS Virtual.Lab Rev 6.

The TNO MF-Tyre and MF-Swift tire models complement the existing tire modeling capabilities in LMS Virtual.Lab and allow users to perform accurate and realistic full vehicle simulation for key attributes like ride & handling, comfort and durability. High-fidelity modeling of tires is the prerequisite to correctly translate the impact of different road surfaces on the vehicle and to realistically simulate the vehicle’s driving behavior. The TNO Tyre models can be applied for the dynamic simulation of passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks, industrial vehicles and aircraft landing gear. MF-Tyre is TNO’s implementation of the world standard Pacejka Magic Formula tire model. Its semi-empirical approach guarantees accurate handling simulation. MF-Swift is the high frequency extension to the Magic Formula MF-Tyre model, which mainly supports comfort and durability simulation.

For more information, visit the LMS website and/or the TNO website.

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