1. Model Vehicle, Powertrain, and Implements

Section 1: Model dynamics of mechanical systems

Resources

• Import SolidWorks Assemblies into Simscape Multibody (21:07) – Video
• Create Simscape Multibody Model from a CAD or URDF Model – Documentation
• Autonomous Excavator – GitHub
  Use dynamic simulation in Simscape Multibody and scenario simulation in Unreal Engine in a parallel, lock-step, and deterministic way.
• Excavator Design with Simscape – File Exchange
  Explore the mechanical and hydraulic design space for an excavator, calculate digging and lifting forces according to international standards (ISO 6015:2016), and augment your ground contact simulation with Discrete Element Modeling (DEM).
• Cosimulate Simulink with Third-Party DEM tools to increase fidelity of your dynamics simulation, such as adding tire-soil interactions –Third Party
  • Simutopia and its Consulting Service
  • BECKER 3D

Section 2: Integrate hydraulic and electrical systems

Resources

• Wheel Loader Design with Simscape – File Exchange
  Experiment with design tradeoffs and optimization of wheel loader transmissions, drivelines, and chassis. Test electrical systems, hydromechanical systems, and controllers.