Manual for heavy vehicle simulators
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1. Fi2 3 0 DR ING REINER FOERST GMBH It is recommended that you close all other applications Driving simulators before starting Setup This will make it possible to update Research Developement Production relevant system files without having to reboot your computer BunsenstraBe 5 D 51647 Gummersbach Click Next to continue Germany If you accept the terms of the agreement dick the check box below You must accept the agreement to install Foerst F12 3 0 Click Next to continue V I accept the terms in the License Agreement bee rues zdrkeweget fe 7 Inthe following wizard page deactivate all items except Main Program and proceed with Next Ed Foerst F12 3 0 Setup Choose Components Choose which features of Foerst F12 3 0 you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Description ln ert kt s EN a Ar Aen Position your mouse Select components to install over a component to inf Configure see its description Space required 2 5GB 8 Now choose the target folder Usually you should not have to modify the default C Pkw Start the update process by selecting Install i Foerst F12 3 0 Setup ko l E Ea Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install Foerst F12 3 0 re Setup will install Foerst F12 3 0 in the following folder To install in a d2. Alcohol O per cent Weather nice Safety systems ABS Extra system Retarder Driving Time Unlimited Diagram type off Driver ID Name The block Free Driving offers driving scenarios in different environments without any spe cial situations but with a lot of options This should give the driving teacher the opportunity to find a setting for most any task he wants to set his student The available environments are Rural Road 1 Rural Road 2 Suburban Area Urban Area 1 Urban Area 2 Motorway Mountains The following Settings can be adjusted the defaults are again underlined e Choice of Starting Point o Each environment provides six different starting points e Choice of Vehicle o Semitrailer truck Tanker truck Truck Drawbar trailer combination Tandem truck Coach Urban bus Small truck O O O 0 0 19 o Fire truck o EuroCombi type A o EuroCombi type B e Choice of total weight depends on the chosen vehicle Semitrailer Tanker Truck Drawbar Tandem truck truck combination truck ee See Urban bus SE A B di4 St 30t DONNE T Y HS E 20 4t t 20t e Traffic Density o Sparse o Normal o None e Simulation of Blood Alcohol Content O per cent 0 03 per cent 0 05 per cent 0 08 per cent 0 11 per cent O O O 0O70 e Choice of Weather o Nice Rain Fog Snow not for Urban Area 1 Night Twilight O O O O70 e Safety systems o none o ABS o ABS ESC e D
3. due to their length 2 1 Economic Driving r JFOERST Oe Simulators Driving Simulator F12P Version 5 0 1 City Vehicle Semitrailer truck Total weight 25t Traffic reproducible DICLE LLIE S S HE Eco Driver ID Name The block Economic Driving offers five Scenarios for different environments which are de scribed at the end of this section City Suburban area Rural Road Motorway Mountains All of these Scenarios offer similar variants settings The standard choice for each setting is underlined Choice of vehicle o Semitrailer truck Tanker truck Truck Drawbar trailer combination Tandem truck Coach Urban bus Small truck Fire truck EuroCombi type A O O O O O OOO o EuroCombi type B e Choice of total weight depends on the chosen vehicle Semitrailer Tanker Truck Drawbar Tandem truck truck EE P 20 18 12 5t Urban bus ot A B 14t 6itt it 80K e Traffic Density o reproducible for Mountain Sparse o random for Mountain Normal o none e Diagram Type o Eco o Off o Safety 2 1 1 City The driver drives through city traffic His route leads across several crossroads in part with traffic lights His objective is to keep fuel consumption down mainly through an anticipatory driving style 2 1 2 Suburban area The student starts on a rural road The route leads him through a village and on a rural road Again the objective is to keep fu
4. wooded areas He has to overtake a bicyclist Due to the rather narrow roads attention must be paid not to collide with oncoming traffic This ride is longer and takes approximately eight minutes 2 After starting at a parking lot the ride leads over a hilly road through a village and fur ther on through a wooded area 3 A ride on a desert road with a small village 4 The ride starts in an industrial area where the road has two lanes per direction After the road has narrowed down to a single lane per direction the ride continues on a long straight rural road where the driver is surprised by a sand storm The following three individual situations can be selected 1 cyclist to be overtaken 2 deer jumping on the road 3 parking car opening the driver s door shortly after entering a village By reason of the very narrow roads in this scenario the error Indicator not activated for lane change is disa bled 17 2 4 4 Motorway You can choose between three rides with different durations 1 2 3 In addition four individual situations can be selected 1 2 vehicle in front of the driver which loses its load 3 4 tail end of a traffic jam behind a curve The driver starts at a motorway entry He has to enter the running traffic and overtake a slow truck The focus is on sufficient security distances to the car in front The ride ends when the driver leaves the motorway It has a total duration of ap
5. Braking Distance Avoiding and Shoulder o 45 km h o 60 km h o 20 km h e Choice of Vehicle o Semitrailer truck o Tanker truck Truck Drawbar trailer combination Tandem truck Coach Urban bus Small truck Fire truck EuroCombi type A EuroCombi type B Or ER Er EE Oe Or ER RE E e Choice of total weight depends on the chosen vehicle not for Tanker truck a ge Ce We 25 24 f isto 12 5t ee Urban bus Ge A B di4 lU BI 20 kk Lo aw E e e e A The total weight of the tanker truck can be calculated by Kerb weight of the Tanker truck 8t Weight of the tank load of the 20m tank e Centre of mass position not for Tanker truck o Middle o High o Low e Choice of fill level only Tanker truck o 90 O 15 O 25 e Number of compartments only Tanker truck E OO NO OIU e Choice of tank load only Tanker truck o Kerosine o Glycerine o Water o Ethanol e Safety systems o None o ABS o ABS ESC e Choice of diagram type o Safety o Eco o Off 2 2 1 Braking Distance In reaction to a virtual Stop sign flash the driver is sup posed to slam on the brakes The braking distance the reaction time and the stopping distance are measured and displayed after the ride 2 2 2 Avoiding The driver follows a small truck with a crate on its load floor This crate suddenly cuts loose and falls onto the road The driver must avoid the crate without loosing con trol over his v
6. Foerst GmbH gt H i Industriegel nde 5 D 51674 Wiehl e i Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 Driving Simulators Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de e Date 25 June 2013 F12 Simulation Software for Truck Bus Driving Simulators User s Manual Software F12 Version 5 2 Contents 1 Description of the Menu Control of Truck Simulators F12H 2 Educational Program 3 Software Update Procedure Foerst GmbH Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Telefon 0049 2262 72970 0 Telefax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email Info DrFoerst de Internet http www DrFoerst de 1976 2013 Foerst GmbH All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise or for any purpose with out express written permission of Foerst GmbH Foerst GmbH Industriegelande 5 D 51674 Wiehl Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 Drivi no Si mu lators Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de 07 07 2009 Description of the Menu Control of Truck Simulators F12H The driving simulator software F12H allows many settings and adjustments and the choi
7. and Line quits the replay mode and brings you back to the previous menu i e either evaluation after the ride or main menu In addition the replay playback can be influenced using the steering wheel e In neutral position the replay runs with original speed e Turning the wheel to the right makes playback faster fast forward e Turning the wheel to the left makes playback run slower slow motion or even backwards rewind gt H i Industriegel nde 5 D 51674 Wiehl i 3 i Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 D rivin OU S Imu ato rS Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Internet www drfoerst de Rev 2013 02 28 Educational Program The Educational Program comprises a number of Scenarios organized into Blocks Each Block is a collection of Scenarios with similar or interrelated educational aims Using the menu the driving teacher chooses scenarios adequate for the educational level of his student Thus he has total control over the course of the education and can always choose the exercise which benefits his student most Of course choosing an adequate scenario demands an in depth knowledge of the available scenarios on the part of the teacher This manual is meant as a guide to the available sce narios The teacher is advised to have a look at the scenarios himself before posing them as tasks to his students 1 Menu The Educational Program s menu rn GH page allows to select the curr
8. ce between a multitude of driving tasks settings The necessary choices can be made using a small control unit with two buttons Line and Mode All adjustments are made via a menu This menu can be called up when the simulator is in rest mode that means if no drive is currently running It is usually dis played automatically and can be opened by pushing ei ther Line or Mode if currently invisible A Economic Driving 1 City Vehicle Semitrailer truck Total weight 25t Traffic sparse Diagram type Eco The menu is structured line by line and shows a cursor so in the form of a red bar In general the button Line WN moves the cursor while the button Mode activates or L modifies a menu text The first menu line shown in yellow describes the Program which is the highest level mode of the simulator Further lines of the menu comprise adjustable options for this pro gram When a drive is started the current settings in the menu determine the simulator s behaviour There are driving programs like Driving School and menus for special ad justments like Options Service or Replay which are not meant to start a ride While driving programs are described in corresponding chapters this document focuses on the non drive menus below the last one is not a menu but rather an operation mode Options Service Driver s Data Rep
9. cense comprises the driving school program lt offers entering the following data items 2 3 Driverld Here a short identification is entered which is later used to load the driver data Usually a shortened form of the driver s name or an identification number is used Please note that not all letters are allowed for this id 2 4 Name This allows the input of the full user s name 2 5 Gender This allows the input of the user s gender mainly for salutation purposes Please use ab breviations m male and w female 2 6 Date of Birth Allows to input the user s date of birth 2 Comment 1 A line of free text for the use of e g the driving school 2 8 Comment 2 Another line of free text 2 9 Load Data Activating this line using the Mode button causes the driver data identified by the cur rently entered driver Id to be loaded Both success and failure of the load process are ac knowledged by a corresponding audio signal 2 10 Save Data Activating this line using the Mode button causes the currently entered user data to be saved under the given driver Id A successful save process is acoustically acknowledged 3 Replay The replay menu allows to play back a replay of the last 10 rides A replay is a recording of the ride which can be played back either from the driver s perspective or as seen from outside the vehicle Optionally you can display additional diagrams show
10. e take the keyboard and the mouse connected to the simulation pc and sit down in front of the monitor s or projection screen s Now exit the simulation program Use the control unit enter the Service menu and select Finish without Shutdown Please wait until the Windows desktop is visible on all screens Exit the Virtpanel program dashboard To this end select the icon Virtpanel in the Windows task bar and press lt Alt gt lt F4 gt Insert the Update CD in the CD rom drive of the simulation computer and start the setup program Usually the setup program starts automatically after inserting the CD and closing the drive lid If the setup process does not start automatically you have to start it manually Open My Computer on the desktop navigate to the CD rom drive and start Install exe with a double click on the corresponding icon The following dialog appears e Please wait while Setup is loading verifying installer 7 After the integrity self test the setup program starts with the following dialog Click Next accept the license agreement and again click Next Eid Foerst F12 3 0 Setup ol e s fig Foerst F12 3 0 Setup fo es License Agreement Welcome to the Foerst F12 3 0 Please review the license terms before installing Foerst F12 3 0 Ce Setup Wizard d This wizard will quide you through the installation of Foerst Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement
11. e Simulators Driving Simulator F12P Version 5 0 iaa ER Mountains 1 Variant 1 Vehicle Semitrailer truck Total weight 25t Weather nice Safety systems ABS ESC Error Messages on Diagram type Safety Driver ID Name The block Critical Situations offers five sub blocks with several scenarios in different envi ronments e City e Suburb 14 e Rural Road e Motorway e Mountains Each sub block consists of a number of scenarios each comprising several subsequent criti cal situations In addition each sub block is completed by a scenario which allows the choice between single critical situations The exception from this rule is the sub block Sub urb which does not give access to the individual critical situations For the scenarios with subsequent critical situations an additional scoring is performed This scoring takes into account the errors committed by the trainee during the scenario The following common parameters can be chosen for all scenarios the default is under lined e Choice of vehicle o Semitrailer truck Tanker truck Truck Drawbar trailer combination Tandem truck Coach Urban bus Small truck Fire truck EuroCombi type A EuroCombi type B OF Or Oe ER OOO O e Choice of total weight depends on the chosen vehicle not for Tanker truck in single situations Semitrailer Tanker Truck Drawbar Tandem truck truck combination truck Urban bus lt a A B lf he total
12. ehicle 2 2 3 Shoulder An oncoming vehicle drives too far to the middle of the road which forces the driver to escape to the road shoul der The objective is to safely re enter the road Electronic Stability Control similar to ESP Daimler DSC BMW or VSC Toyota 2 2 4 Lane Change Test Using traffic cones a slalom route is prepared on a wide road The driver s task is to accelerate to constant veloc ity and then manoeuvre through this course Of course he should keep control over his vehicle 2 2 5 Braking in front of Obstacle The driver in direction of an obstacle where he is sup posed to perform a target braking 2 2 6 Driving in Mountain Area This scenario comes in three variants e Driving Uphill e Driving Downhill e Driving through a Depression The driver is supposed to train coping with rather steep roads under various weather conditions Please note that mountain driving on slippery roads Is very difficult and depending on vehicle type and load even impossible In order to allow the driver to make this experience such combinations are selectable in the menu 2 2 Emergency Braking During a ride on a rural road the driver must cope with suddenly emerging deer In addition to the obvious task of not having an accident the driver s reaction time is measured 10 2 2 8 Tipping point The driver drives towards a semi circle marked by traffic cones In this scenario it is po
13. el consumption down by means of an antici patory driving style 2 1 3 Rural Road The student drives on a rural road The route features e g road works with speed limits and a junction with traf fic lights Again the objective is to keep fuel consumption down by means of an anticipatory driving style 2 1 4 Motorway The driver enters a motorway and later leaves it again In addition to an anticipatory driving style fuel consumption can be reduced by keeping braking manoeuvres and ac celeration to a minimum 2 1 5 Mountains The driver enters a mountain range with a steep rise and leaves it on a steep descent The objective is again to keep fuel consumption as low as possible 2 2 Driver Safety Training r JFOERST D Simulators Driving Simulator F12P Version 5 0 1 Braking distance Road surtace o Vehicle Semitrailer truck Total weight 25t Center of mass middle Safety systems none Diagram type Safety Driver ID Name The block Driver Safety Training offers eight scenarios described at the end of this section e Braking Distance Avoiding shoulder Lane Change Test Braking in front of Obstacle Driving in Mountain Area Emergency Braking Tipping point In addition to the choice of scenario additional parameters can be adjusted The standard setting is underlined e Road Surface not for Emergency Braking o Dry o Wet o Snow e Choice of speed only available for
14. ent stu ar LS Driving Simulator dent and to select the next exercise SN Driving Simulator F12P 1 Choice of Training Block 2 Choice of Scenario Vehicle Semitraite truck Settings SE Driver Identification 1 1 Program Title Using the first yellow line you can choose the Training Blocks or to various settings pages Refer to the Description of the Menu Control chapter for details 1 2 Training Blocks You can choose between five training blocks which in turn determines the scenarios you can select in the line below The following blocks can be selected Economic Driving Driver Safety Training Manoeuvring Critical Situations Free Driving G e ade eg 1 3 Choice of Scenario Here you can choose between the different scenarios belonging to the selected block You will find an overview about the available scenarios for each block in section 2 Scenarios 1 4 Settings Depending on the selected scenarios you can make various adjustments For a description of the available settings refer to section 2 Scenarios 2 Scenarios This section contains short descriptions of the available scenarios The focus is not on an in depth description of the scenario timeline but rather on the main educational content and the available variants i e settings It has to be considered that not all scenarios can be driven by all available vehicles Espe clally both EuroCombi types may be critical
15. ic lights Between the crossings he is re peatedly forced to change lane by roadworks 3 The driver has to pass through several busy roundabouts Electronic Stability Control similar to ESP Daimler DSC BMW or VSC Toyota 16 Finally the following nine individual situations can be se lected Junction with hidden vehicles parking car entering the road child crossing the street at a parking car lane change child crossing the street at a bus stop bus entering the road at a bus stop Junction with bicycle child crossing the street after the trainee has turned into that street one way road with parked vehicles at both sides of the road CONOR ON CO 2 4 2 Suburb Three rides of approximately three minutes each can be chosen 1 The driver finds himself in a suburb with very narrow roads Several turns have to be taken He has to pay attention to neither leave the road nor have an accident with on coming traffic or parked vehicles 2 Several crossings with different right of way regulations have to be passed 3 The driver is guided across several sets of traffic lights At the crossings pedestrians wait for an opportunity to cross the road 2 4 3 Rural Road You can choose between four rides Where not stated differently the rides take three minutes each 1 The driver takes a ride over rural roads passing a small town He passes cars parked at the roadside and
16. ice technician 2 2 Calibration During the calibration process the raw input range for the various analogue sensor inputs is measured and stored These measurements are subsequently used to translate the raw sensor inputs into percentage values used by the simulation A calibration becomes nec essary whenever the simulator is moved or e g the environmental temperature changes It is also advisable to perform a calibration process from time to time to compensate the ef fects of wear and tear on the sensor and or interface hardware During the calibration process the computer asks you to press hold and release the pea als i e accelerator brake and clutch During the measurement the current raw values are displayed which may be interesting for a technician in case of problems The calibration process may be cancelled by pressing the horn button 2 3 Finish without Shutdown Activating this entry quits the simulation program without shutting down the computer Af ter approx 20 seconds the program quits and you are left with the Windows desktop This option is e g needed in order to perform a software update 2 4 Shutdown Activating this entry completely shuts down the computer This process take about 30 sec onds after which the simulator may be physically powered off Driver Data The driver s data menu allows to enter user data for the personalized use in e g driving schools This menu is only available if your software li
17. ifferent folder click Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Destination Folder Space required 2 5GB Space available 39 4GB LR l D e http fwa Ortoeret de 9 After the installation process click Finish to exit the setup program and restart the pc E Foerst F12 3 0 Setup sre ea Completing the Foerst F12 3 0 Setup Wizard Installation is finished lt Back Finish Cance If you have any questions please don t hesitate to ring us up
18. ing various physical data items as they vary over time e g position of the brake pedal 3 1 Show Replay Activating this entry with the Mode button starts the replay selected below with display of the selected additional data items 3 2 Display Data Here you can select the additional data items to be displayed You can choose between None Economical and Safety 3 3 Choice of ride Here you can select the ride for which you want to show a replay You can choose be tween the last 10 rides performed on the simulator presented in reverse order The last ride appears first the second last second and so on The entries are labeled similar to the selections made in the menu to start the ride If there is still no replay data present then not available is displayed 4 Replay Playback Replays may be started either at the end of a ride or through use of the Replay menu The simulator then switches to Replay mode the recorded data is played back and data is displayed A small control window shows the playback state and the time position The following interactive controls are possible e The Button Enter allows to change perspective between the driver s perspective and views from outside the vehicle e You can use the Mode button to fast forward the playback e You can use the Line button to stop or rewind the playback e Pressing and releasing both Mode
19. lay Replay Playback il cae ale This may seem obvious but you can start a ride while the corresponding menu page is not visible e g in the diagnosis page 1 Options The options menu allows the adjustment of global pa 7 rameters which influence all driving programs In addi tion to the options described here the menu for your simulator could contain configuration entries for special hardware used in your simulator eae De ing a Poersi Gmb Gunsenstraie eech a Tel F 5 He S 3 Drivi Simulators ras ae arfoerst y s Kee wi bere Driving Simulator F12H 1 1 Printing Options Driving programs can generate a printed evaluation which contains a list of the driving faults made during the ride as well as the driver s personal data if entered using the cor responding menu You can choose between None and Standard 2 Service f roses The service menu offers some service functions as well Driving r as a diagnosis display The latter is used by service E technicians in order to quickly solve issues with your Ge Recalibration simulator in Case they arise Fi nish without shutdown utdown entire simulator L 2 1 Diagnosis The diagnosis display allows an assessment of the inter face hardware as well as the connected sensors and Steer d ee ONSTEIEE switches Thus it is a valuable tool if something should Processed inputs in of ange not function as expec
20. ons This scenario comes in two variants e Direction forwards e Direction backwards This is the virtual variant of a real world exercise The driver is supposed to drive through a traffic cone course without hitting the cones 12 2 3 3 Following the Road This scenario comes in two variants e Route winding e Route straight The driver is to train driving backwards Selectively he should keep to his own lane or to the whole road 2 3 4 Turning with Side Road This scenario presents the two standard techniques for turning with aid of a side road e Procedure Backwards Forwards e Procedure Forwards Backwards The driver should train the two different procedures 2 3 5 Circle Drive Backwards The student should drive a semicircle in backwards direc tion After the manoeuvre the vehicle should stand in straight position This scenario comes in two variants e Direction left e Direction right 2 3 6 Parking Backwards The driver is ordered to reverse into a gate This scenario has two difficulty levels e Target Width 7m e Target Width 4 5m 13 2 3 7 Turning in Obstacle Course An obstacle course made from road cones should be ad hered to while turning one s vehicle 2 3 8 Loading platform The driver is ordered to reverse before a loading platform This scenario has two difficulty levels e Difficulty easy e Difficulty hard 2 4 Critical Situations r JFOERST
21. proximately seven minutes This ride begins at a motorway service station Again sufficient security distances must be observed Shortly after the service station the motorway extends to three lanes This ride takes approximately five minutes This ride is very similar to variant 2 The only difference is a longer passage with three lanes Accordingly this ride takes approximately eight minutes entering the motorway and overtaking of a slow vehicle burst tyre at the driver s vehicle 2 4 5 Mountains You can choose between four rides with approximately four to five minutes length 1 2 3 4 Additionally three individual situations can be selected 2 3 A ride over a mountain road with tunnels a bridge a long decline and a serpentine passage Over a serpentine road the driver hast o climb a mountain From up there the ride continues through a tunnel and over a bridge The ride starts in front of a tunnel It continues through serpentines and finishes with a long straight incline This ride leads through hilly terrain with two hollows NM a failure of the braking system at the driver s vehicle uneven road at a tunnel exit and behind a blind summit oncoming vehicle avoiding to the middle of the road shortly ahead of the driver 18 2 5 Free Driving Driving Simulator F12P Version 5 0 Rural road 1 Starting Point 1 Vehicle Semitrailer truck Total weight 25t Traffic sparse
22. riving time o Unlimited 3 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes Er Er OO Electronic Stability Control similar to ESP Daimler DSC BMW or VSC Toyota There may also be a Driving Time setting in the Options menu 20 e Choice of diagram type o Off o Safety o Eco 2 5 1 Rural Road 1 The course begins with 2km of curvy highway and 600m city drive Inside the city and at its end there are traffic lights with random traffic The course closes along a curvy highway to a circuit of 6 2 km length The road leads along a lake with sailboats and through landscapes with forests and green The round may be driven as often as you want 2 5 2 Rural Road 2 Another rural road with city transit The course differs in kind and grouping of houses trees and other virtual ob jects In particular the road wider than in Rural Road 1 The road begins as a flat curvy rural road then leads through a depression and into a small city Inside the city there is a junction allowing a route back to the city en trance If one chooses to drive straight on the road leads over a bridge and along a lake to a curvy beautiful high way 2 5 3 SUburban Area A suburban area with apartment buildings It features many junctions one way roads stops and a roundabout This course is well suited for right of way exercises At some places the roads are very narrow posing a chal lenge to the truck driver S3sasssa
23. s La 3 sigs A 2 21 2 5 4 Urban Area 1 Situated in an urban area this map features traffic with two lanes per direction It contains several traffic light junctions and a roundabout 2 5 5 Urban Area 2 Here you will find urban roads with a very high junction density You will find roads with both one and two lanes per direction If you choose starting point 4 the rides starts at the be ginning of a long straight rural road 2 5 6 Motorway The mildly curved motorway runs through woody land scape There is typical traffic with passenger cars trucks and barriers Entrance and exit behaviour and correct threading from the acceleration lane can be trained The motorway closes to an infinite loop which is only ended when one leaves the motorway via the exit 2 5 7 Mountains In addition to a desert like road this map in particular of fers a mountain road with steep bevels serpentine roads a bridge and a tunnel The drive begins in front of the serpentine rise Foerst GmbH gt H Industriegelande 5 l D 51674 Wiehl Tel 0049 2262 72970 0 E Driving Simulators Fax 0049 2262 72970 12 Email info drfoerst de Research Development Production Internet www drfoerst de 09 07 2009 Driving Simulator F12 Software Update Procedure To install a software update please follow these steps 1 6 Start up the simulator and wait until the start up procedure has completed Pleas
24. s translation may need to be changed if the simulator is moved or in reaction to larger environmental changes This is done in the Calibration process see section 2 2 We now assume a Calibration has already been performed Then the processed values vary from O0 to 100 per cent The first step for error diagnosis is to observe these values and compare them to actual hardware input Accelerator pedal released 0 Accelerator pedal fully activated 100 Brake pedal released 0 Brake pedal fully activated 100 Clutch pedal released 100 transmission Clutch pedal fully activated 0 declutched After steering wheel initialization the steering wheel angle relative to straight motion posi tion is indicated in degrees c Active Digital Inputs Digital inputs are e g ignition key starter blinker light switch safety belt lock wiper switch and other digital inputs They are shown both in raw form as a hexadecimal number and in interpreted form as textual descriptions of the currently activated inputs d Active Outputs The steering wheel torque is the feedback in per cent It always vanishes when not driving so don t expect other values unless you start a ride when problems with the steering wheel motor can be diagnosed The values in the last line refer to digital output values such as vibration motor activation state You will only need to pay attention to these values if a problem arises and you are asked for them by a serv
25. ssible to test at which speed and at which height of the centre of mass the vehicle turns over and which influence the ESC has on cornering 2 3 Manoeuvring r JFOERST BR Simulators Driving Simulator F12P Version 5 0 Le aie LA 1 Junction Turning without traffic Vehicle Semitrailer truck Rear view camera automatic Diagram type Safety Driver ID Name The block Manoeuvring offers eight scenarios which are described at the end of this sec tion Junction Slalom around Pylons Following the Road Turning with Side Road Circle Drive Backwards Parking Backwards Turning in Obstacle Course Loading platform The scenarios have different numbers of variants Thus the common options described be low do not always appear on the same menu line Default settings are again underlined e Choice of vehicle o Semitrailer truck o Tanker truck o Truck 11 o Drawbar trailer combination o Tandem truck o Coach o Urban bus o Small truck o Fire truck o EuroCombi type A o EuroCombi type B e Choice of length of drawbar only for Drawbar trailer combination o Medium o Long o Short e Choice of diagram type o Off o Safety o Eco 2 0 1 Junction This scenario comes in three variants e Turning without Traffic e Turning with oncoming Traffic e Turning with Obstacle The driver is ordered to turn right at a junction The objec tive is to optimally use the available space 2 3 2 Slalom around Pyl
26. ted Accel 000 Brake 000 Clutch 100 Steer 12 to the left IgnitionBelt The diagnosis display can also be activated at any time using the pc keyboard and the key combination Pe lt Ctrl gt lt F 1 gt E You can also start a ride although you cannot see the settings for the newly started ride while the diagnosis display is active Turn the ignition key to start the ride selected in last shown driving program menu For the latter to work a printer must be connected to the system and be configured as Windows standard printer Attention Installing some printers may lead to subsequent performance problems of the simulator due to driver issues Such issues are not covered by the warranty 3 Before the ride the diagnosis display can be switched off using either Line or Mode which returns you to the main menu The values in the diagnosis display are structured as follows Raw analogue inputs Processed analogue Inputs Active digital inputs Active digital outputs 2908 a Raw Analogue Inputs These values are input measurements from the hardware installed in your simulator The values are interpreted by the software and then used as input values for the simulation The actual values may be different from simulator to simulator but you may be asked for them by a service technician b Processed Analogue Inputs The above described raw analogue inputs are processed to yield the simulation input val ues Thi
27. weight of the tanker truck cannot be chosen directly it can be calculated by Kerb weight of the Tanker truck 8t Weight of the tank load kerosine of the 20m tank For this reason additional errors are activated These errors comprise lane choice and lane change Especial ly the error Indicator not activated for lane change is of interest This error is triggered if the driving lane was changed without the proper use of the indicator Near or on junctions and roundabouts this error will not be triggered The error is also disabled if the trainee is driving under the influence of alcohol or if a critical situation is running 15 e Centre of Mass Location only for single situations not for Tanker truck o Middle o Back o Front e Choice of fill level only for Tanker truck in single situations o 90 o 15 o 25 e Number of compartments only for Tanker truck in single situations Ona NO Oil e Choice of Weather not for rural road variant 4 Nice Rain Fog Night Twilight E OO Q e Safety systems o none o ABS o ABS ESC e Error Messages only for longer rides o On o Off e Choice of diagram type o Aus o Safety o Eco 2 4 1 City You can choose between three rides of approximately three minutes each 1 After starting at a bus stop the driver passes several parked cars and another bus stop Finally he has to cross a busy roundabout 2 The driver has to cross several sets of traff
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