Long before vehicle prototypes become available, LMS Virtual.Lab is capable of generating system loads. LMS Virtual.Lab can start from virtual driver sessions, or from road tests executed on a previously released vehicle.
The Digital Test Track approach predicts spindle loads through realistically simulated driver sessions. A virtual vehicle is equipped with virtual tires to allow it to "ride" over digitized test tracks.
For tracks and public roads that are too complex or expensive to be digitized, LMS Virtual.Lab offers a valid alternative. The Hybrid Road approach incorporates test-based system loads of a predecessor vehicle in order to generate loads that can be confidently applied to the new design.