rFpro
Developer | rFpro Limited |
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Release year | 2007 |
Engine | isiMotor2 |
rFpro,originallyrFactor Pro,is adriving simulationsoftware used by racing teams and car manufacturers foradvanced driver-assistance systems,self-driving carsandvehicle dynamics.rFactor Prowas created in 2007 as a project of a F1 racing team, usingImage Space Incorporated'srFactoras a codebase.[1]It has since been used by more F1 racing teams, top road car OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and motorsport manufacturers.[2]It was originally developed for driver-in-the-Loop simulations,[3]but has since been used for autonomous vehicle training as well. It is not licensed to consumers.[4]
History
[edit]rFactor Prowas created in 2007 as a project of a F1 team, using therFactorsimulator as a codebase,[1]and has since been used by more F1 racing teams,[5][6]includingForce Indiain 2009,[7]Ferrariin 2014[8][9]andAlfa Romeoin 2019.[10]
rFprois developed byrFpro Limited,based inWiltshire,UK.[2]In 2017rFproacquiredImage Space Incorporated's ISIMotor gaming engine, including the gMotor graphics engine, which it had been licensing since 2007.[11]In 2019rFprowas acquired by AB Dynamics.[10]
In 2020rFpropartnered with cosin scientific software to enable FTire (Flexible Ring Tire Model) to run withrFpro.[12][13][14]
Features
[edit]rFprofeatures a 120 Hz graphics engine, a library of high definition laser scanned tracks and roads, and an infrastructure in which users can plug their in-house vehicle physics through aSimulinkor a C/C++ interface.[15][1][16]AlternativelyrFprorigid multibody physics engine can be used, which samples suspension and drive-train at 800 Hz.[17]rFproincludes a tool called TerrainServer, which can feed the LiDAR data with a 1 cm resolution to a vehicle model running in realtime up to 5 kHz.[3]The library of laser scanned tracks includes most of those used in the F1 championship.[18]
In switching torFprofor its simulator software in 2014, theFerrari F1 teamcited the high fidelity of the reproduced track surface, with an accuracy better than 1mm in Z (height) and 1 cm in X and Y (position), which represented a ten-fold improvement over their previous solution.[8]They also cited the ability to respond to dynamic inputs faster than the driver can detect.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcrfpro.com/about/,archived on March 4th, 2021
- ^abrFpro - Photo-realistic 3D environments with lidar-accurate road surfaces processed in real time,at mathworks.com
- ^abDempsey, M., Fish, G., & Beltran, J. G. D. (2015)High fidelity multibody vehicle dynamics models for driver-in-the-loop simulators,in Proceedings of the 11th International Modelica Conference, Versailles, France, September 21–23, 2015 (No. 118, pp. 273-280). Linköping University Electronic Press.
- ^Paul JeffreyrFactor Pro,at racedepartment.com, Jul 4, 2017
- ^When Computer Games meet real world Racing,at racecar-engineering.com, April 5, 2011
- ^History of the Image Space Inc. Software Engine,at imagespaceinc.com
- ^Force India Joins Long List of rFactor Pro Clients,November 14, 2009
- ^abFerrari F1 Team switches to driving simulator software from rFpro,by Autocar Pro News Desk, 14 Oct 2014
- ^Hardware – rFactor Pro powered – 6 million dollar Ferrari F1 Simulator,Jan 18, 2012
- ^abAB Dynamics acquires simulation software specialist rFpro,by Autocar Pro News Desk, 02 July 2019
- ^rFpro acquires market-leading graphics engine to accelerate innovation in driving simulation,by Autocar Pro News Desk, 13 Nov 2017
- ^NEW PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES STEP-CHANGE IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE SIMULATION AND TESTING,29/01/2020, at rfpro.com
- ^FTire and FTire/linkat mathworks.com
- ^FTire physical tire model to run with rFpro driving simulation software
- ^Mathews, Albert (2010)Powertrain optimization of a series hybrid racer(thesis), McGill University
- ^Models,at rfactor-pro.com, archived on Feb 15th 2015
- ^Design, Develop, DriverFactor-Pro. Brochure: 2008.
- ^rFactor Pro – Laser Scanning Heaven,at virtualr.net, July 15, 2011
Further reading
[edit]- Nair, V. G., & Wishart, J. (2018)A study of driving simulation platforms for automated vehiclesCAV Final Report, Arizona State University.
- Rachel EvansQuantum leaps,Automotive Testing Technology International, September 2015