Design and implementation of general-purpose vehicle control virtual reality simulation platform

In order to analyze and design vehicle control system, a virtual reality simulation platform suitable for different types of vehicles is developed using VC++ and Vega. The platform has the function of visual simulation for vehicles with no joint, multi-joint vehicles and multi-body systems. The observer in Vega can revolve round the player and zoom in/out. Non-real-time and real-time data association and drive technology has been studied respectively, and by using MATLAB library, MAT file and M file simulation-driven approaches are achieved. Three simulation examples, helicopter, lunar rover and solar sail system, validate the effectiveness and the advantage of the platform.