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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Wataru Yamagishi, Abiko, JP;
Toshihiko Horiuchi, Ushiku, JP;
Makoto Yamakado, Tsuchiura, JP;
Masaharu Sugano, Inashiki-gun, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A simulation apparatus for simulating vehicle movement during actual running has a mock vehicle that is provided with a truck and a vibrator, and a numerical model that is virtually connected to the mock vehicle and stored in a digital computer. Wheels are joined to the bottom portion of the truck, and a driving machine for rotationally driving the wheels is provided under the wheels. The driving machine drives the wheels in such a manner as to simulate a running surface such as a road or rails. The rotation of the wheels causes the truck to generate reaction force. A reaction force measuring device measures this reaction force. Based on a resulting measurement value and the numerical model stored in the digital computer, the digital computer calculates a vehicle movement after a lapse of a preset time. A controller controls the vibrator so as to realize the calculated vehicle movement.