Vehicle Modeling Framework Simulation

GT-DRIVE+ is the next generation vehicle modeling framework built into GT-SUITE

Application Highlights & Features
Additional Resources

Vehicle ModelingWIDE RANGE OF CAPABILITIES

It has been specifically designed for use by vehicle simulation engineers to efficiently model any type of vehicle, including conventional, commercial, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery, and fuel cell electric vehicles.

GT-DRIVE+ focuses on creating a streamlined workflow to quickly and easily generate results for vehicle performance, fuel consumption, emissions, and energy management. GT-DRIVE+ addresses key challenges and objectives facing vehicle teams, such as:

Handles increasing vehicle complexity including electrification
Accounts for thermal management and real driving emissions
Addresses team organization and the expanding need for vehicle analysis
Improves simulation efficiency and traceability through standardization, automation, and data management features

Together, these capabilities allow GT-DRIVE+ to provide a singular path from vehicle concept design to final system integration.

Vehicle ModelingAPPLICATION HIGHLIGHTS

Model conventional vehicles and electrified vehicles
Create standardized component databases, new vehicle architectures, test cases, and result outputs
Open framework which empowers experts to create streamlined, customized workflows for end users
Customized model-builder to quickly and accurately build standardized vehicle models
Intuitive, powerful tabular interface for managing model data and vehicle test cases
Embed advanced GT-SUITE physics submodels, as black boxes, to account for vehicle cooling, GT-POWER fast running engine models, exhaust aftertreatment models, and others.

GT-Drive+ Expert Interactions — Expert Interactions

Advanced Features

Support for optimization and DOE to sweep vehicle topologies and maneuvers and optimize components and vehicle control
Access to distributed computing to parallelize test cases and vehicle runs
Manage data with supported PLM toolchain integration
Deploy GT-DRIVE+ models on all major HiL systems
Convert GT-DRIVE+ model to GT-SUITE model for easy model sharing with other simulation departments