Virtual Proving Ground Testing: Deploying Dymola and Modelica to Recreate Full Vehicle Proving Ground Testing Procedures

This document explores the use of the VeSyMA suite within Dymola and Modelica to recreate real-world automotive proving ground tests in a virtual simulation environment.

The research focuses on high-fidelity vehicle dynamics, advanced tyre contact models, road surface generation, and intelligent driver models to simulate durability and handling scenarios such as chassis twist bumps and high-speed banked circuit testing. By integrating multibody vehicle models, GPS- and accelerometer-based road reconstruction methods, and configurable closed-loop driver control strategies, the study demonstrates how virtual proving ground testing can reduce development costs, improve repeatability, accelerate vehicle validation, and support more efficient automotive design and durability analysis workflows.