Konferens: HVTT12: International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology, 2012, Stockholm

Performance Based Standards (PBS) legislation provides an alternative regulatory framework for vehicles that exceed prescriptive mass and dimension limits, under condition that the PBS vehicle’s safety is demonstrated either through physical tests or simulations. A wide selection of simulation software exists for vehicle modelling. The Australian National Transport Commission (NTC) found good agreement between the following simulation packages: ADAMS, Yaw/Roll and AUTOSIM. In this study, the NTC study is extended to include comparisons of the ease of use, flexibility, and cost. The following software packages were evaluated: ADAMS, Yaw/Roll and TruckSim. The evaluation results are that: ADAMS is the most flexible; Yaw/Roll is the cheapest; and TruckSim is the easiest to use. The evaluation was in part subjective but it is hoped that this study will provide useful insight and assist the beginner PBS analyst in choosing the best software package.