NAC
AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH CENTER
A US ARMY TACOM CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN
ENGINEERING MODELING AND SIMULATION OF GROUND VEHICLES
Sponsored by the National Automotive Center (NAC) at U.S. Army TACOM
A Partnership of Eight Research Universities
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (lead)
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
NAC
ARC’s Mission
http: //arc.engin.umich.edu/
Conduct basic research that advances the
state-of-the-art in high fidelity modeling, simulation and testing
of military and civilian ground vehicles
ARC’s Collaboration Structure
A unique synergistic
Industry
Principal
partnership between
academia, industry and
government based on
the Research Quad
Government
Principal
QUAD
Faculty
Principal
Graduate
Student
NAC
ARC Research Contributors
MICHIGAN (lead university)
NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE CENTER
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(TARDEC-TACOM)
Program Coordination
Military Needs Definition
Technology Transition
Dual Use
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IOWA
Vehicle Dynamics & Control
Powertrain Modeling & Testing
Systems Design Optimization
Structural NVH & Composites
Manufacturing links
WAYNE STATE
• Virtual Reality
• Human interfaces
• Structural Reliability
• Engine Modeling and
Testing
• Friction Studies
TENNESSEE
CLEMSON
• Vehicle Dynamics
• Collaborative Design
• Multicriteria Design
OAKLAND
• Imaging
• ITS
• Hybrid Drivetrains
• System design
• Control Algorithms
• Manufacturing links
WISCONSIN
ALASKA
• Distributed Comp.
• Fuels/Lubs, low temp
studies
• Modular Engines
• Transient Powertrain Models
• Design Optimization
Research Partnerships
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Adiabatics
Allison Engine Company
AM General Corporation
ATC
AVL
LMS CADSI
Caterpillar, Inc
Chace & Associates Engineering
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Deere & Company
Detroit Diesel Corporation
Eaton Corporation
Failure Analysis Associates
FMC United Defense LP
Ford Motor Company
General Dynamics Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Hypertree Corporation
Hyperware Information Manageement, Inc.
Integrated Systems, Inc
ITT Automotive, Inc
LMS International
Masco Tech
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Mathworks, Inc
Mechanical Dynamics, Inc
Mechanical Simulation Corporation
Meritor Automotive
Mitre Corporation
Navistar International Transportation Corporation
OptiMetrics, Inc
Parametric Technology Corporation
P & H Mining Equipment, Inc
Ricardo, Inc
Scientific Systems, Inc
Southwest Research Institute
TASC, Inc
Teledyne Continental Motors
TRW, Inc
Turing Associates, Inc
USCAR
Army CRREL
Army HPCC
Department of Energy
NASA
Department of Transportation
National Renewable Energy Lab
NAC
NAC
Five Research Thrust Areas
Thrust Areas
Intelligent Vehicle Dynamics and Control
Dr. Jeffrey Stein, U of M
“Quad”
Industry Principal
TARDEC Principal
Faculty Principal
Synthetic
Syntheticand
andVirtual
VirtualEnvironments
Environments
Dr.
Dr.Edward
EdwardHaug,
Haug,UUof
ofIowa
Iowa
High
HighPerformance
PerformanceStructures
Structures&&Materials
Materials
Dr.
Dr.Christophe
ChristophePierre,
Pierre,UUof
ofMM
Student/Research Fellow
Advanced
Advancedand
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HybridPowertrains
Powertrains
Dr.
Dr.Naeim
NaeimHenein,
Henein,Wayne
WayneState
StateUniversity
University
ARC
ARCDirector
Director
Dr.
Dr.Panos
PanosPapalambros
Papalambros
ARC
ARCDeputy
DeputyDirector
Director
Dr.
Dr.Dennis
DennisAssanis
Assanis
Integrated
IntegratedSystem
SystemDesign
Designand
andSimulation
Simulation
Dr.
Dr.Greg
GregHulbert,
Hulbert,UUof
ofMM
NAC
Intelligent Vehicle Dynamics
and Control
Major Performers
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University of Michigan
Oakland University
Clemson University
University of Tennessee
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Industry partners
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Accomplishments
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Energy Based Model Reduction Strategy
Worst-Case Evaluation of Vehicle and
Vehicle Control Systems
Efficient Formulation Methods for
Vehicle/Tire Models
Design Optimization for Rollover
Performance
Heavy-Duty Truck Simulation
Software
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ArcSim: A vehicle dynamics simulation
environment with a series of variable complexity
models, such as for the M916 military truck
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VESIM: Complete vehicle model that includes
vehicle dynamics, engine, and driveline
NAC
Virtual and Synthetic Environments
Major Performers
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University of Iowa
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US DoT
University of Tennessee
NSF I/UCRC for virtual proving ground
simulation
Industry partners
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Synthetic and Virtual Environments
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Off-Road Synthetic Environments
Software
Numerical Methods for High-Fidelity, Real-Time
Simulation
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Implicit integrators and linear solvers
transitioned to DADS
Parallel Computation for Real-Time Simulation
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Integrated ARC Tools for Virtual Proving
Ground Simulation
Real-time dual coordinate software
implemented on TARDEC simulators
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Off-road virtual proving grounds for
TARDEC simulators and the NADS
3D Imaging and Data Fusion for Automotive
Simulation and Design
NAC
High Performance Structures
and Materials
Major Performers
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University of Michigan
University of Iowa
Industry partners
Accomplishments
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Efficient models of structures and materials for
high-fidelity simulation of
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Dynamics, vibrations, and acoustics
Software
Durability and fatigue life
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Prototype designs for Composite Armor
Vehicle
New materials and components
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Multiple objectives for performance and
durability
DADS simulation of tracked vehicle with
new DADS track element
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Fatigue life prediction codes transferred
to Ford, GM
Design optimization methodologies for
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Advanced and Hybrid Powertrains
Major Performers
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University of Michigan
Wayne State University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Industry partners
Accomplishments
Transitions
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Physical models of transient engine
processes
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High-fidelity engine and driveline transient
simulation modules
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State-of-the-art experimental validation of
of models
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New diagnostic techniques for fuel injection,
combustion, heat transfer, and white smoke
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New electronic controls to reduce
signature in the field
Powertrain simulations for actual
wheeled and tracked vehicles
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New electronic controls to improve cold-start
and reduce white smoke
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NAC
Integrated System Design
and Simulation
Major Performers
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University of Michigan
Oakland University
Clemson University
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
University of Iowa
Department of Energy
Industry partners
Accomplishments
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Large-scale vehicle system design
optimization tools
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Object-oriented, distributed simulation
“gluing” toolkit
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An interactive engineering design environment
utilizing CORBA/XML/WEB Objects
Software
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Distributed design tools
HEV optimization tools
Target cascading software from vehicle to
systems, subsystems & components