Chapter 8 — Index¶
(updated: The original printed manual contained a page-number index. Page references are meaningless in this Markdown edition, so the index below maps the original topics to their chapters. Use your viewer's text search within each chapter for precise locations.)
| Topic | Where to look |
|---|---|
| 3-D Surface Geometry | Chapter 2 — Environment |
| 3-D Visualization, Trajectory Simulation | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Accelerometers | Chapter 2 — Event Set-up |
| Accident History report | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Airbag / Belt Restraints | Chapter 2 — Sprung Mass |
| Aerodynamic Drag / Drag Forces | Chapter 2 — Sprung Mass |
| Anti-pitch, Roll Steer | Chapter 2 — Suspension |
| Atmosphere (Temperature, Pressure) | Chapter 2 — Environment Physical Data |
| Brake System, Brake Table, Brake Designer | Chapter 2, Chapter 5 |
| Calculation Method (physics) | Chapter 4 |
| Calculation Options (Tire Model, Steer DOF, Body vs. Environment Contact) | Chapter 2; Calculation Options reference |
| Camber / Cornering Stiffness tables | Chapter 2 — Tire |
| Coordinate Systems (Earth-fixed, Vehicle-fixed) | Chapter 2 — Event |
| Coulomb Friction (steering) | Chapter 4 — Steering System |
| Curbs / curb-tripped rollover | Chapter 5, Chapter 6 |
| Damage Profiles | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Driver Controls (Steer, Throttle, Brake, Gear tables) | Chapter 2, Chapter 5 |
| Drivetrain / Engine / Transmission | Chapter 2 — Drivetrain Data |
| Environment (creating, Visual/Physical Data, Wind, Gravity) | Chapter 2 — Environment |
| Error / Fatal / Diagnostic / Informative messages | Chapter 6 |
| Event (creating, set-up, execution) | Chapter 2 — Event, Chapter 5 |
| Friction Table, Friction Multiplier | Chapter 2 — Tire |
| GetSurfaceInfo() | Chapter 2 — Calculation Options, Chapter 6 |
| HVOSM heritage | Chapter 1, Chapter 4 |
| Inertias (vehicle, steering system) | Chapter 2, Chapter 4 |
| Integration (timestep, errors) | Chapter 2 — Simulation Controls, Chapter 6 |
| Jounce and Rebound stops | Chapter 2 — Suspension |
| Key Results | Chapter 2, Chapter 5 |
| Messages report | Chapter 3, Chapter 6 |
| Output Reports (all types) | Chapter 3 |
| Payload, Collision Pulse, Contacts | Chapter 2 — Event Set-up |
| Playback Editor / Controller | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Printing reports | Chapter 5 — Printing |
| Program Data report | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Simulation Controls | Chapter 2, Chapter 5 |
| Springs and Shocks, Ride Rate, Roll Center | Chapter 2 — Suspension |
| Steer Degree of Freedom | Chapter 2, Chapter 4 |
| Steering System (gear ratio, stops, friction, trail) | Chapter 4 |
| Tire Blow-out Model | Chapter 2, Chapter 5 |
| Tires (physical data, stiffness tables, Slip vs Rolloff) | Chapter 2 — Tire |
| Trajectory Simulation | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Tutorial | Chapter 5 |
| Validation | Chapter 1, Chapter 5 |
| Variable Output / Variable Selection | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Vehicle Data report | Chapter 3, Chapter 5 |
| Vehicle Editor (adding/editing vehicles) | Chapter 2 — Vehicles, Chapter 5 |
| Wheel Location, Unsprung Mass | Chapter 2 — Unsprung Mass |
| Wheel Spin | Chapter 1, Chapter 6 |
| Wind Speed and Direction | Chapter 2 — Environment |
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