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Getting Started Using Adams Car
 
Introducing Adams Car
Overview
Starting Adams Car Standard Interface
Starting Adams Car Template Builder
Switching Between Interface Modes
Familiarizing Yourself with Adams Car
Plotting Results
Introducing the Driving Machine
Overview
About the Driving Machine
About the Event Builder
Using the Event Builder
Overview
Creating an Event
Entering Set-up and Global Parameters
Creating the Three Mini-Maneuvers
Defining the Mini-Maneuver Parameters
Running the New Analysis
Suspension Analysis Tutorial
What You Will Create and Analyze
Setting Up the Suspension and Steering Subsystems
Creating a New Front Suspension Subsystem
Creating a Suspension Assembly
Performing a Baseline Parallel Wheel Travel Analysis
Defining Vehicle Parameters
Performing the Analysis
Animating the Results
Plotting the Results
Deleting Plots
Performing a Baseline Pull Analysis
Defining a Loadcase File
Performing the Analysis
Animating the Results
Plotting the Results
Saving the Plot Configuration
Modifying the Suspension and Steering Subsystem
Modifying Hardpoint Locations
Saving the Modified Subsystem
Performing an Analysis on the Modified Assembly
Comparing the Analysis Results
Finishing Up
Deleting Simulations
Closing Assemblies
Flexible Bodies Tutorial
Overview
About Flexible Bodies in Adams Car
About Integrating Flexible Bodies
About Flexible Body Damping Ratio
What You Will Create and Analyze
Working with Flexible Bodies in Suspension Assemblies
Creating a Suspension Assembly
Introducing Flexible Bodies
Saving the Model
Managing Flexible Bodies
Performing a Suspension Analysis
Animating Analysis Results
Plotting Analysis Results
Working with Flexible Bodies in Full-Vehicle Assemblies
Creating a Full-Vehicle Assembly
Integrating Flexible Bodies
Save the Model
Performing a Full-Vehicle Analysis
Plotting Analysis Results
Template Builder Tutorial
What You Will Create and Analyze
Creating Topology for Your Template
Creating a Template
Building Suspension Parts
Creating Forces
Creating and Defining Attachments and Parameters
Assembling the Model for Analysis
Finishing Up
Creating a Suspension Subsystem
Analyzing an Assembly Containing Your Template
Performing a Kinematic Analysis
Performing an Elasto-Kinematic Analysis
Full-Vehicle Analysis Tutorial
Overview
What You Will Create and Analyze
Opening a Full-Vehicle Assembly
Performing a Single Lane-Change Analysis
Setting Up the Analysis
Animating the Results
Plotting the Results
Modifying Plot Layouts
Performing a Quasi-Static Constant-Radius Cornering (CRC) Analysis
Setting Up the Analysis
Animating and Plotting the Results
Performing a Baseline ISO Lane-Change Analysis
Setting Up the Analysis
Animating and Plotting the Results
Saving the Plot Configuration
Modifying the Full-Vehicle Assembly
Performing an Analysis on the Modified Full-Vehicle Assembly
Comparing Analysis Results