Package Definition Dialog Box

The Package Definition dialog box provides options for specifying the vehicle interior dimensions for your testing.

To access the dialog box, select Package and follow the commands.

This page discusses:

Data

Name
You can specify your own name or accept the default name offered.
Steering Pedal Angle (SPA) Reference
The parameters of this section allow you to define the relations between these dimensions relative to the standards.
Steering Pedal Angle (SPA) Standard
In addition to the SAE1100 standard, some other standards help better describe the relationship between some dimensions. It is the case for standards J1517 and J4004, which describes the relations among the seating reference point (SgRP), heel point, and pedal reference point.

The options are:

  • J1517
  • J4004
  • None

The main difference between the J1517 andJ4004 standards is the SPA computation. The main input is the seat height.

When selecting None, the package is created without a SPA rule.

Preserve Value

If you select a parameter from the Preserve Value list, you lock the two other parameters. Changing the value of the preserved parameter moves the others as a whole.

The options are:

  • L1
  • L8
  • L31_1

By default, L1 Preserve selects.

Fix Steering Wheel
The steering wheel position affects by changes to the package parameters. Selecting the Fix Steering Wheel check box keeps the steering wheel at its current position and protects the position from being affected by the package.

Driver Tab

Category of Vehicle Dimensions
You can select:
  • Seat Section
    SgRP - Front
    L31-1:1169.951mm
    W20-1:-380mm
    H30-1:200mm
    Travel Path
    A19:0deg
    Tl2:50mm
    TL18:200mm
    TH21:40mm
    TH22:20mm
    Rot.Center_X:-30mm
    Rot.Center_Z:-10mm
    Cushion:
    A27-1:20deg
    Back:
    A40-1:25deg
    Reset (Resets the settings)
    Show illustrating figure (Explains the dialog box sections)
  • Steering Wheel Section
    Steering Wheel Section
    L11: 440mm
    W7: -380mm
    H17: 580mm
    W9: 380mm
    A18: 20deg
    Tilt Up: 10deg
    Tilt Down: 10deg
    Telescope In: 20mm
    Telescope Out: 10mm
    Tilt Center Rot. X: -200mm
    Tilt Center Rot. Z: -50mm
    Pivot Length: 250mm
    Grip
    Diameter: 30mm
    Reset (Resets the settings)
    Show illustrating figure (Explains the dialog box sections)

    The steering wheel section is active the selection of the geometry of the steering wheel activates. Select the geometry of the steering wheel then the steering wheel representation of the package moves to the appropriate position.

  • Accelerator Pedal Section
    Accelerator Pedal Section
    Frame Pivot
    X:100mm
    Y:-230mm
    Z:700mm
    PRP (Pivot Riser Point)
    L1:200deg
    W1:-230deg
    H1:589.568mm
    AHP (Accelerator Heel Point)
    L8:272.616mm
    W8:-230mm
    H8:400mm
    Reset (Resets the settings)
    Show illustrating figure (Explains the dialog box sections)
  • Foot Rest Section

    Foot Rest Section
    FRP
    L98-1:350mm
    W98-1:-530mm
    H98-1400mm
    FPA
    48-1:48.01deg
    Reset (Resets the settings)
    Show illustrating figure (Explains the dialog box sections)

  • Hard Points from Geometry
    Associate Geometry
    SgRP Travel Line
    SgRP online
    SgRP On Track
    SgRP In X
    Petal Surface
    Y Offset 0mm
    Floor Surface
    Select floor surface
    Carpet Compression: 0mm
    Steering Wheel Surface
    Update (Updates the data)
    Reset (Resets the settings)
    Show illustrating figure (Explains the dialog box sections)

    Automatically find the best possible posture to reach a pedal in the function of criteria like shoe sole thickness, foot lean angle, and others.

    The minimum geometry inputs are Floor, Pedals. Other optional inputs are Steering Wheel and Travel path. Results found are: AHP (Accelerator Heel Point), PRP (Pivot Riser Point), and SgRP (Seating Reference Point). Specify H point travel zone or travel line in the Accelerator Petal Section.

    Floor surface or plane with compression value(when using carpet geometry)

    This surface is used to define the heel point. If using carpet geometry, it requires a compression value to take into consideration the compression because the shoe and leg weight. This is an arbitrary value specify by you. If using a Body-In-White geometry of the floor, you could use a negative compression to represent the carpet thickness.

    Accelerator pedal surface

    This surface is used to find contact with the package measuring device. The gravity center of that surface uses it to define the Lateral position of the pedal center XZ plane.

    Seat Travel line or Point Or defined H30 surface or use Package SgRP.

    You can optionally use existing geometry like a seat travel line or a SgRP point as input to position the initial SgRP. If selecting Travel Line, the Package Travel line matches the line and SgRP positions with respect to the Package TL2 value.

    Steering Wheel surface

    Optionally use existing geometry to define the SW part of the package.

Second or Third Row

SgRP
L31-2:1900mm
W20-2:-380mm
H30-2:200mm
FRP
Geometry
L98-2:50mm
W98-2:200mm
H98-2:40mm
FPA
A48-2:10.01deg
Cushion:
A27-2:20deg
Back:
A40-2:25deg
Reset (Resets the settings)
Show illustrating figure (Explains the dialog box sections)

You can define values for each measure.

Reset

Reset is available for each tab and section. Applying Reset resets only the value of the current tab or section.

Note: Because internal consistency constraints (for example when Fix Steering Wheel is on) some dimensions that are not in the tab/section being reset could recalculate. This is following the Reset of the dimensions of the current tab to their original values.

To reset the complete Package Definition to its original value, right-click the package node and select Reset.