Carmaker R 8.0 comes with enhanced functionality for virtual drive tests
The currently observed transformation in vehicle development through virtualization requires software solutions that support users more purposefully in cross-domain tests across the entire development process of driver assistance systems and automated driving functions, powertrains and vehicle dynamics systems.
With the release 8.0 of the CarMaker product family, IPG Automotive continues the protection requirements of new systems in the field of driver assistance and automated driving functions and extends its extensive sensor portfolio with the sensor model Lidar RSI. The new model from the Raw Signal Interfaces (RSI) class enables detailed mapping of lidar sensors. Thus, users now have a virtual model available in CarMaker for all real sensor technologies.
With Release 8.0, it is now possible to use several GPUs in parallel in order to use the new Lidar RSI as well as the already existing sensor models with high performance. For example, the raw data fusion of camera, radar, ultrasound and lidar can be tested in real time – in the case of extensive test catalogs also on an HPC system or in the cloud.
The Camera RSI camera model has also been enhanced with a new function: it is now possible to obtain semantically segmented image data. This is useful for training and validating algorithms based on artificial intelligence (AI). This saves time and money because manual feature extraction and classification of images for training neural networks is time-consuming and error-prone.
In addition to the various innovations in the areas of driver assistance and automated driving, the simulation solutions of the CarMaker product family offer further new features in the areas of powertrain and driving dynamics. With the TestBed product line, the simulation software was extended by a high-performance test bench interface for powertrain applications as well as suitable process integration tools for the integration of virtual driving tests in test fields. In addition, the vehicle dynamics model extensions for the e-vehicle development of Release 8.0 enable a simplified vehicle dynamics evaluation of hybrid and fully electric vehicles through the automatic consideration and positioning of e-vehicle-specific individual masses in the vehicle chassis.
More information: https://ipg-automotive.com
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