Hi Radu, You're absolutely right. I didn’t take the time to thoroughly review it earlier, but now that you’ve sent it over, I see the details I missed. Thanks for pointing that out and for your support—I really appreciate it. I’ll take a closer look at it shortly.
Cheers! On Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 9:55:41 PM UTC+3 Radu Serban wrote: > You didn’t explore all available options and demos carefully enough 😊. > > Chrono::Vehicle provides a kinematic driveline model for an arbitrary > number of driven axles (see ChSimpleDrivelineXWD > <https://api.projectchrono.org/classchrono_1_1vehicle_1_1_ch_simple_driveline_x_w_d.html>) > > as well as a shafts-based 6x6 and 8x8 drivelines (see ChShaftsDriveline6WD > > <https://api.projectchrono.org/classchrono_1_1vehicle_1_1_ch_shafts_driveline6_w_d.html> > and > ChShaftsDriveline8WD > <https://api.projectchrono.org/classchrono_1_1vehicle_1_1_ch_shafts_driveline8_w_d.html> > ). > > > > There are 3 wheeled vehicle models available that use that: > > - The 7t MAN > > <https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono/tree/main/src/chrono_models/vehicle/man> > > truck model has an option for using a 6x6 driveline (derived from > ChSimpleDrivelineXWD) > - The 10t MAN truck model has an option for using an 8x8 driveline > (derived from ChSimpleDrivelineXWD) > - The MROLE > > <https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono/tree/main/src/chrono_models/vehicle/mrole> > > model can be configured to use 2x2, 4x4, 6x6, or 8x8 drivelines (derived > from ChSimpleDrivelineXWD or from ChShaftsDriveline8WD > > > > If you are interested in JSON-based specification of vehicles with more > than 2 driven axles, look at the vehicle and driveline JSON files for the MAN > trucks > <https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono/tree/main/data/vehicle/MAN_Kat1>. > > > > You can select any of the above models in: > > - demo_VEH_Wheeled > > <https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono/blob/main/src/demos/vehicle/wheeled_models/demo_VEH_Wheeled.cpp> > > (using the C++ vehicle models) > - demo_VEH_WheeledJSON > > <https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono/blob/main/src/demos/vehicle/wheeled_models/demo_VEH_WheeledJSON.cpp> > > (using JSON-based vehicle model specifications) > > > > Best, > Radu > > > > > > *From:* projec...@googlegroups.com <projec...@googlegroups.com> *On > Behalf Of *osman cankurtaran > *Sent:* Friday, March 21, 2025 11:47 AM > *To:* ProjectChrono <projec...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [chrono] Is it possible to model a 6x6 or 8x8 vehicle chassis > in Chrono? > > > > Hi everyone, > > I’ve been exploring Project Chrono for off-road vehicle simulation, and > I’m currently working on a concept that involves a multi-axle chassis — > specifically a *6x6* or even an *8x8* configuration. I’ve seen various > examples of 4x4 setups and tracked vehicles, but I was wondering: > > - Is it currently possible to model and simulate a 6x6 or 8x8 wheeled > vehicle in Chrono? > - If so, are there any recommended modules, examples, or best > practices to follow for such configurations? > - Are there limitations or challenges I should be aware of when > extending the number of axles? > > Any guidance or reference to similar projects would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ProjectChrono" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to projectchron...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/b4f984b5-b4bd-49d3-a979-d0c993640269n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/b4f984b5-b4bd-49d3-a979-d0c993640269n*40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer__;JQ!!Mak6IKo!KDHl34EitLrok39bU_zMZq-Erbsj-oRFM31M6GbYq4RVZqwPfv2K3l0wHXsua0R1B91YvnktYuBK61EDO6jcH-I5xQ$> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ProjectChrono" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to projectchrono+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/a6266000-0ba4-455b-9c48-fb07d8a8e929n%40googlegroups.com.
