Tyre treaty

LMS and the automotive business unit of TNO have announced the signing of a partnership agreement for the integration of TNO’s tyre models into LMS Virtual.Lab Motion simulation software.

As a result of the agreement, LMS Virtual.Lab Motion users will gain access to scalable tyre models for concept studies, handling simulation, comfort analysis and fatigue prediction. LMS will market and sell the integrated TNO MF-Tyre and MF-SWIFT modelling capabilities as an integral part of LMS Virtual.Lab Motion. The integrated solution has become available with the release of LMS Virtual.Lab Rev 6.

According to a statement, the TNO MF-Tyre and MF-Swift tyre models complement the existing tyre modelling capabilities in LMS Virtual.Lab and allow users to perform realistic full vehicle simulation for key attributes like ride & handling, comfort and durability. High fidelity modelling of tyres is the prerequisite to correctly translate the impact of different road surfaces on the vehicle and to realistically simulate the vehicle’s driving behaviour. The TNO tyre models can be applied for the dynamic simulation of passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks, industrial vehicles and aircraft landing gear.