property_file_format

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Yes

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Tire model selection. The string is case-insensitive. Supported models are:

tyreside

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No

asis

If necessary, mirrors or zeros side-dependent data. Possible values are:

use_mode

-

No

-1

Activation of model features are:

The right-most digit selects the forces to be computed:

separate_animation

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No

0

Requests and specifies properties of an extra animation window for all tire model instances which are called by CTI. The value of separate_animation consists of up to 8 decimal digits. The definition of each mode is defined below:

Select animation mode:

- 0 no animation

- 1 normal mode

- 2 movie preparation

- 3 full screen

- 4 small window

- 5 translucent structure

- 7 multiple exposure

Select contour plot type (only FTire):

- 0 no contour plot

- 1 contour plot: contact pressure distribution

- 2 contour plot: longitudinal shear stress

- 3 contour plot: lateral shear stress

- 4 contour plot: friction coefficient

- 5 contour plot: sliding velocity

- 6 contour plot: tread temperature

- 7 contour plot: tread depth

- 8 contour plot: power loss density

Select running diagram type:

- 0 no running diagrams

- 1 running diagrams: forces

- 2 running diagrams: torques

- 3 running diagrams: handling signals

Show interactive sliders, if available:

- 0 no sliders

- 1 show sliders

Select camera setting:

- 0 camera focussing rim center

- 1 camera focussing contact patch

- 2 bird's view

- 3 rim-fixed camera

Select tire structure visualization (only FTire):

- 0 tire structure rendered

- 1 tire structure wire-framed

Select road visualization:

- 0 no road

- 1 auto road display, defined by road type

- 2 single line road

- 3 grid road

- 4 rendered road

Select sound (if available):

- 0 no sound

- 1 sound

cosingl_path

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No

working directory and more

Path to the COSIN/gl animation program cosingl (optional). By default, CTI searchs for this program in a certain predefined list of directories. This list includes the working directory, the home directory, the root directory, and the directory specified by the environmental variable COSINGLPATH.

If COSIN/gl cannot be found, CTI runs anyway, but does not display the on-line animation. This does not affect any simulation results.

road_grid_size

length

No

600x300 mm

Approximate width and length (same value for both) of road visualization grid in animation window.

road_grid_line_dist

length

No

5x50 mm

Approximate grid line distance (same value for x and y direction) of road visualization in animation window.

animation_time_step

time

No

same as simulation time step

Approximate time step for on-line animation, to be specified in the time unit of the data file. If zero or not specified, an approximate animation time step of 1 ms is used.

animation_start

time

No

0.0

Approximate simulation time to begin animation. If not specified, animation (if requested) begins with simulation.

animation_end

time

No

unlimited

Approximate simulation time to end animation. If not specified, animation ends with simulation.

force_scaling

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No

1.0

Factor that scales all kinds of force display in the animation window (sliders, forces in running diagrams, contact force vectors, etc.). Default value is 1.0.