Description: The Abaqus co-simulation technique is used with FTire to solve complex comfort and durability simulation of a vehicle maneuvering on an uneven road. Maneuvers such as accelerating, braking, rolling, and skidding can be modeled. The vehicle, its suspension, and wheel rims are modeled in Abaqus. The tire, the road, and the movement of the tire on the road are modeled in FTire (Flexible Ring Tire Model). Abaqus computes displacements and rotations associated with the forces and torques arising from the vehicle moving on the road, which are computed by FTire. Most of the Abaqus features are available for use, including nonlinear materials, nonlinear geometric effects, contact, and connectors. The complex tire phenomena is explained on a strictly mechanical, tribological, and thermodynamical basis in FTire.

Co-simulation with Abaqus and FTire is supported and qualified by SIMULIA.