RFpro explained

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rFpro, originally rFactor Pro, is a driving simulation software used by racing teams and car manufacturers for advanced driver-assistance systems, self-driving cars and vehicle dynamics. rFactor Pro was created in 2007 as a project of a F1 racing team, using Image Space Incorporated's rFactor as a codebase. It has since been used by more F1 racing teams, top road car OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and motorsport manufacturers. It was originally developed for driver-in-the-Loop simulations, but has since been used for autonomous vehicle training as well. It is not licensed to consumers.[1]

History

rFactor Pro was created in 2007 as a project of a F1 team, using the rFactor simulator as a codebase,[2] and has since been used by more F1 racing teams,[3] [4] including Force India in 2009,[5] Ferrari in 2014[6] and Alfa Romeo in 2019.

rFpro is developed by rFpro Limited, based in Wiltshire, UK.[7] In 2017 rFpro acquired Image Space Incorporated's ISIMotor gaming engine, including the gMotor graphics engine, which it had been licensing since 2007.[8] In 2019 rFpro was acquired by AB Dynamics.[9]

In 2020 rFpro partnered with cosin scientific software to enable FTire (Flexible Ring Tire Model) to run with rFpro.[10] [11] [12]

Features

rFpro features a 120 Hz graphics engine, a library of high definition laser scanned tracks and roads, and an infrastructure in which users can plug their in-house vehicle physics through a Simulink or a C/C++ interface.[13] [2] [14] Alternatively rFpro rigid multibody physics engine can be used, which samples suspension and drive-train at 800 Hz.[15] rFpro includes a tool called TerrainServer, which can feed the LiDAR data with a 1 cm resolution to a vehicle model running in realtime up to 5 kHz.[16] The library of laser scanned tracks includes most of those used in the F1 championship.[17]

In switching to rFpro for its simulator software in 2014, the Ferrari F1 team cited the high fidelity of the reproduced track surface, with an accuracy better than 1mm in Z (height) and 1 cm in X and Y (position), which represented a ten-fold improvement over their previous solution.[18] They also cited the ability to respond to dynamic inputs faster than the driver can detect.

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References

  1. Paul Jeffrey rFactor Pro, at racedepartment.com, Jul 4, 2017
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304053324/https://www.rfpro.com/about/ rfpro.com/about/
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408114433/https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/technology/when-computer-games-meet-the-real-world/ When Computer Games meet real world Racing
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131043113/http://imagespaceinc.com/software.php History of the Image Space Inc. Software Engine
  5. http://www.virtualr.net/force-india-joins-long-list-of-rfactor-pro-clients Force India Joins Long List of rFactor Pro Clients
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121074228/https://www.bsimracing.com/2012/01/hardware-rfactor-pro-powered-6-million-dollar-ferrari-f1-simulator/ Hardware – rFactor Pro powered – 6 million dollar Ferrari F1 Simulator
  7. https://www.mathworks.com/products/connections/product_detail/rfpro.html rFpro - Photo-realistic 3D environments with lidar-accurate road surfaces processed in real time
  8. https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/rfpro-acquires-market-leading-graphics-engine-accelerate-innovation-driving-simulation-27039 rFpro acquires market-leading graphics engine to accelerate innovation in driving simulation
  9. https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ab-dynamics-acquires-simulation-software-specialist-rfpro-43413 AB Dynamics acquires simulation software specialist rFpro
  10. https://www.rfpro.com/ftire-partnership-brings-step-change-in-vehicle-simulation/ NEW PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES STEP-CHANGE IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE SIMULATION AND TESTING
  11. https://www.mathworks.com/products/connections/product_detail/ftire.html FTire and FTire/link
  12. https://vimeo.com/387928110 FTire physical tire model to run with rFpro driving simulation software
  13. Mathews, Albert (2010) Powertrain optimization of a series hybrid racer (thesis), McGill University
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215020620/https://rfactor-pro.com/Models.aspx Models
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20090228123431/https://www.rfactor-pro.com/rFactorPro/Summary.aspx Design, Develop, Drive
  16. Dempsey, M., Fish, G., & Beltran, J. G. D. (2015) High fidelity multibody vehicle dynamics models for driver-in-the-loop simulators, in Proceedings of the 11th International Modelica Conference, Versailles, France, September 21–23, 2015 (No. 118, pp. 273-280). Linköping University Electronic Press.
  17. http://www.virtualr.net/rfactor-pro-laser-scanning-heaven rFactor Pro – Laser Scanning Heaven
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024107/https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ferrari-f1-team-switches-driving-simulator-software-rfpro-6554 Ferrari F1 Team switches to driving simulator software from rFpro

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