The paper is devoted to snowmobile and car dynamics simulation in real time mode. This task is typical for trainers and computer games, where a model of moving vehicle is handled interactively. The challenge of real time is to recalculate values of a moving model on each frame, that is, at least 30 times per second and take for this not more than 5% processor time on an ordinary personal computer. We describe the minimal mathematical model and numerical method sufficient to simulate a snowmobile quite realistically. The approach proposed may be applied for various vehicle models.

Date Published: 1 February 2001
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 4348, Fourth International Workshop on Nondestructive Testing and Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering, (1 February 2001); doi: 10.1117/12.417681

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4348:
Fourth International Workshop on Nondestructive Testing and Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering
Alexander I. Melker, Editor(s)