Parameterization and real time simulation of an excavator

Abstract

This master’s thesis has been done for simulation, Companies working with real-time simulation concept, and training target in a way that a vehicle, an excavator, is developed by parameterization method which obtains a new solution to have a simulated model with a number of customizable parts, values, and bodies. In other meaning, a user can opt her/his favorite part/body based on her/his aim.

From the beginning of this project MeVEA software selected as the real-time simulation software in which all cooperative software should be along MeVEA. The project goal was create a user-friendly way to present a simulation model with ability of being customized. A customized model prepares an opportunity for Companies in this field to analyze new models with a significant spent budget reduction in comparison of previous solutions.

Parameterized simulated model, in this project an excavator, can be used to create a desired model and simulate it, then its results can be analyzable in order to figure out the optimum options of the simulated model for each mission and function. At first, it was decided to create only one way to have a customizable model which was creating an excel file as an interface that the user could select her/his options among all options, then using a python code as a bridge between the excel file and MeVEA, however, in the following one other file created as well.