Heavy Vehicle Driving Simulators: Another Achievement by Iranian Knowledge-Based Companies

Heavy Vehicle Driving Simulators: Another Achievement by Iranian Knowledge-Based Companies

According to the Science and Education Desk of IRNA, citing the Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, Mahyar Ebrahimi, Head of the Steering Center for Special Headquarters for the Development of the Knowledge-Based Economy, Hamzeh Zakeri, Head of the Center for Training Development, Studies, and Innovation at the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization, and Shahab Khodamoradi, Head of the Automotive and Intelligent Systems Group at the Knowledge-Based Transportation and Aerospace Economy Development Headquarters, visited Nasir Simulator Tech. Co. to closely review the company’s achievements, products, challenges, and the perspectives of the simulator manufacturers.

During the visit, Abdolhadi, CEO of Nasir Simulator Tech. Co., Ali Nahvi, faculty member of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Khajeh Nasir Toosi University and project supervisor, and Oveis Hosseini, project manager, presented explanations regarding the developed simulators and the advantages of their use.

Abdolhadi stated that the lack of adequate training and skill development programs plays a significant role in the country’s high rate of traffic accidents, which claim many lives each year and impose serious social and economic losses on the nation.

He explained that driving simulators consist of two integrated components—software and hardware—working together to create a virtual environment that ultimately conveys a realistic driving experience to the user.
In general, driving simulators include a driver platform featuring a dashboard, driver seat, pedals, and pedal position sensors; graphical models of roads and driving environments including pedestrians and other vehicles; a dynamic model of a real vehicle that simulates vehicle behavior within the environment; force-feedback steering systems that provide torque feedback to the driver’s hands; and a wide range of training, skill-development, and hazard perception scenarios.