• 1. Welcome!
• 2. Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors Overview
  • 2.1. Interface
  • 2.2. Headlamps Workflow
  • 2.3. Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors Core Concepts
    • 2.3.1. Reference System
    • 2.3.2. Managing the 3D View
    • 2.3.3. Spanned View VS Immersive View
    • 2.3.4. Resources
  • 2.4. Application Settings
  • 2.5. Adjusting the License Capabilities
• 3. Project Management
  • 3.1. Project Modes
  • 3.2. Simulation Modes
    • 3.2.1. Real Time Mode
    • 3.2.2. External Synchronization Mode
  • 3.3. Creating a Standalone Project
  • 3.4. Opening a Project
  • 3.5. Saving a Project
  • 3.6. Launching the Simulation
  • 3.7. Co-Simulation Project
    • 3.7.1. Communication Ports
    • 3.7.2. Co-Simulation with AVSimulation SCANeR™
      • 3.7.2.1. SCANeR Project Settings
      • 3.7.2.2. Creating a Terrain in SCANeR
      • 3.7.2.3. Creating a Scenario in SCANeR
      • 3.7.2.4. Creating a SCANeR Co-Simulation Project
      • 3.7.2.5. Launching the SCANeR Co-Simulation
    • 3.7.3. Co-Simulation with CarMaker
      • 3.7.3.1. Customizing CarMaker Sample TestRuns and Roads
      • 3.7.3.2. Generating an Environment File from a Track File
      • 3.7.3.3. Creating a CarMaker Co-Simulation Project
      • 3.7.3.4. Launching the CarMaker Co-Simulation
• 4. Multi-Cars Configuration
  • 4.1. Vehicles
  • 4.2. Adding a New Vehicle
  • 4.3. Importing a Car Geometry
  • 4.4. Switching between Car Geometries
  • 4.5. Using Multi-Cars Configuration
  • 4.6. Showing/Hiding the Car Body
• 5. Excel Lighting System Management
  • 5.1. Excel Lighting System Overview
  • 5.2. Excel Lighting System Workflow
  • 5.3. Lighting System Reference Tables
  • 5.4. Lighting System Position and Orientation
    • 5.4.1. Setting the Lighting System Position and Orientation
    • 5.4.2. Setting the Modules Position with respect to the Projector Center
    • 5.4.3. Setting the Modules Position with respect to the Lighting System Referential
  • 5.5. Configuring the Lamps and Light Functions
    • 5.5.1. Creating an XMP File in Speos for a Lamp
  • 5.6. Configuring the Lit Appearance for Lamp Edge Detection
    • 5.6.1. Creating an XMP File in Speos for Lit Appearance Map
  • 5.7. Importing a Lighting System
• 6. Headlamps Management in Editor
  • 6.1. Switching between Lighting Systems
  • 6.2. Light Functions
    • 6.2.1. Light Functions Overview
    • 6.2.2. Switching On/Off Light Functions
    • 6.2.3. Switching On Customized Light Functions
    • 6.2.4. Verifying the Light Functions of a Lamp
    • 6.2.5. Modifying the Light Distribution of a Lamp
    • 6.2.6. Intensity Distribution Settings
  • 6.3. Position and Spectrum
    • 6.3.1. Modifying a Lighting System Position in the Editor
    • 6.3.2. Modifying the Projector Position in the Editor
    • 6.3.3. Modifying the Module Position in the Editor
    • 6.3.4. Modifying the Module Spectrum in the Editor
    • 6.3.5. Positioning Settings
    • 6.3.6. Spectrum Settings
  • 6.4. Managing the Lit Appearance Map in Editor
• 7. Point of View Management
  • 7.1. Point of Views
  • 7.2. Coordinate System
  • 7.3. Point of View Parameters
  • 7.4. Defining a Point of View
  • 7.5. Moving the Point of View
• 8. Driving Mode
  • 8.1. Applying the Stationary Driving Mode
  • 8.2. Applying the Automatic Driving Mode
  • 8.3. Applying the Manual Driving Mode
    • 8.3.1. Keyboard
    • 8.3.2. Driving with the External Plug-In
    • 8.3.3. Logitech Racing Wheel
  • 8.4. Resetting Vehicle Position
• 9. Surrounding Environment Management
  • 9.1. Environment Elements
  • 9.2. Showing/Hiding Elements
  • 9.3. Showing/Hiding Sub Elements
  • 9.4. Applying BRDF
  • 9.5. Showing/Hiding Textures
  • 9.6. Setting the Date and Time for Standalone Project
  • 9.7. Setting Time and Weather Conditions for SCANeR Co-Simulation project
• 10. Light Distribution Analysis
  • 10.1. Photometry Modes
  • 10.2. Displaying the Light Distribution
  • 10.3. Measurements
    • 10.3.1. Value Picker
    • 10.3.2. Performing Interactive Measurements
    • 10.3.3. Measuring Distance Between Two Points
  • 10.4. Aiming Wall
    • 10.4.1. Aiming Wall Overview
    • 10.4.2. Assessing the Headlamp Projection with the Aiming Wall
  • 10.5. Measure Grid
    • 10.5.1. Measure Grid Overview
    • 10.5.2. Assessing the Projector Distance and Height
• 11. Recording Screenshot
• 12. Deploy
  • 12.1. Immersive Environment
  • 12.2. Creating an Immersive Environment
  • 12.3. Deploying a Project in an Immersive Environment
  • 12.4. Changing the Immersive Point of View
  • 12.5. Hiding the 3D View in Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors Editor
• 13. The Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors Plug-in
  • 13.1. What is Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors Plug-in?
  • 13.2. C++
    • 13.2.1. C++ Plug-in Overview
    • 13.2.2. Preparing Visual Studio
    • 13.2.3. Programming a Plug-in
    • 13.2.4. Running Old Samples
    • 13.2.5. Methods
      • 13.2.5.1. Class: SharedMemory
        • 13.2.5.1.1. Method: SharedMemory
        • 13.2.5.1.2. Method: GetVariable
        • 13.2.5.1.3. Method: GetVariables
        • 13.2.5.1.4. Method: TryGetVariable
        • 13.2.5.1.5. Method: TryGetVariables
        • 13.2.5.1.6. Method: Connect
        • 13.2.5.1.7. Method: Close
        • 13.2.5.1.8. Semaphore Methods
      • 13.2.5.2. Class:Variable
        • 13.2.5.2.1. Method: GetValue
        • 13.2.5.2.2. Method: GetValues
        • 13.2.5.2.3. Method: SetValue
        • 13.2.5.2.4. Method: SetValues
      • 13.2.5.3. Class:VariableAgregator
        • 13.2.5.3.1. Method: GetValues
        • 13.2.5.3.2. Method: SetValues
      • 13.2.5.4. Class: CommandVariable
        • 13.2.5.4.1. Method: Execute
    • 13.2.6. Accessible Variables
      • 13.2.6.1. Aiming Wall Variables
      • 13.2.6.2. Lighting System Variables
        • 13.2.6.2.1. Variable: LightSwitchStatus
      • 13.2.6.3. Lighting System Properties Variables
        • 13.2.6.3.1. Variable: [LSName].[ProjectorName].[ModuleName]Angles
        • 13.2.6.3.2. Variable: [LSName].[ProjectorName].[ModuleName].[LightName]Intensity
      • 13.2.6.4. Pixel Beam Properties Variables
      • 13.2.6.5. Car and Simulation Management Variables
      • 13.2.6.6. Car Properties Variables
      • 13.2.6.7. Illuminance Sensors Variables
      • 13.2.6.8. Sensor Model In the Loop (MIL) Variables
      • 13.2.6.9. Physics-Based Camera Variables
      • 13.2.6.10. Sensors Miscellaneous Variables
    • 13.2.7. Accessible Command Variables
      • 13.2.7.1. Command for Car Position
      • 13.2.7.2. Variable: PB_CommandReset
  • 13.3. Simulink
    • 13.3.1. AVxcelerate Toolbox for Simulink
    • 13.3.2. Creating a Project
    • 13.3.3. Creating a Simulink Model
    • 13.3.4. Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors Blocks
      • 13.3.4.1. Car Input Blocks
      • 13.3.4.2. Car Output Blocks
      • 13.3.4.3. Headlamp Input Blocks
      • 13.3.4.4. Headlamp Output Blocks
      • 13.3.4.5. Synchronization Blocks
      • 13.3.4.6. Sensors Blocks
        • 13.3.4.6.1. Physics-Based Camera Blocks
        • 13.3.4.6.2. Ideal Sensor MIL Data Block
        • 13.3.4.6.3. Illuminance Sensors Block
        • 13.3.4.6.4. Sensors Miscellaneous Blocks
      • 13.3.4.7. LightSwitchStatus
    • 13.3.5. Adding Input String Values (Text Block) in Simulink
    • 13.3.6. Executing Simulink Model
• 14. Illuminance Sensors
  • 14.1. Illuminance Sensors Resources
  • 14.2. Defining Illuminance Sensors
    • 14.2.1. Defining Illuminance Sensors in a Track
    • 14.2.2. Defining Illuminance Sensors in a Static Asset
    • 14.2.3. Defining Illuminance Sensors in a Dynamic Asset
• 15. Headlight Safety Standards
  • 15.1. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Test
    • 15.1.1. IIHS Headlight Test Environment
    • 15.1.2. IIHS Driving Modes
      • 15.1.2.1. IIHS Auto-driving Mode
      • 15.1.2.2. IIHS Pre-record Mode
    • 15.1.3. Preparing Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors for IIHS Simulation
    • 15.1.4. Running IIHS Simulation in Auto-driving Mode
    • 15.1.5. Running IIHS Simulation in Pre-record Mode
    • 15.1.6. IIHS Variation Analysis Test
      • 15.1.6.1. IIHS Variation Analysis Map and Parameters
      • 15.1.6.2. Running IIHS Variation Analysis Test
    • 15.1.7. IIHS Analysis Report
  • 15.2. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108
    • 15.2.1. Analysis and Report
    • 15.2.2. Preparing Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors for FMVSS 108 Simulation
    • 15.2.3. Running the FMVSS 108 Simulation
  • 15.3. China Insurance Automotive Safety Index Headlight Test
    • 15.3.1. C-IASI Test Environment
    • 15.3.2. C-IASI Analysis and Rating
    • 15.3.3. Preparing Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors for C-IASI Simulation
    • 15.3.4. Running the C-IASI Simulation in Auto-Driving Mode
• 16. Car Detection
  • 16.1. Smart Camera Sensor Model In the Loop
  • 16.2. Performing Car Detection with the Camera MIL through Simulink
  • 16.3. Camera MIL Output Values
  • 16.4. Understanding the output Distance in the Camera MIL Sensor Block
• 17. Sensors
  • 17.1. Sensors Workflow
  • 17.2. Reference System
  • 17.3. Resource Files for Sensors
  • 17.4. Camera
    • 17.4.1. Camera Model
    • 17.4.2. Camera Use Case
  • 17.5. Creating a Physics-Based Camera
    • 17.5.1. Setting the Lens System for Front Camera
    • 17.5.2. Setting the Lens System for Fisheye Camera
    • 17.5.3. Setting the Imager
    • 17.5.4. Setting the Processing
    • 17.5.5. Enabling Diffraction Spikes
    • 17.5.6. Enabling the Injection Mode
    • 17.5.7. Windshield
      • 17.5.7.1. Creating a Windshield
      • 17.5.7.2. Loading a Windshield Model
• 18. Troubleshooting
  • 18.1. Known Issues
    • 18.1.1. General/Common
    • 18.1.2. Co-Simulation with SCANeR
    • 18.1.3. Deploy
    • 18.1.4. Plug-in
    • 18.1.5. Sensors
  • 18.2. Limitations
  • 18.3. Troubleshooting Procedures
    • 18.3.1. Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors Fails to Start After Installation
    • 18.3.2. How to Access Log Files?
    • 18.3.3. What to Do If the HDR 10-bit Is not Working?
    • 18.3.4. How to configure the external synchronization with Offlinescheduler?
    • 18.3.5. What to Do If the Ego-car Is not Detected by the Sensor?
    • 18.3.6. What to Do If the Smart Camera Sensor Partially Detects a Vehicle?
    • 18.3.7. What to Do If the Smart Camera Sensor is Located Inside the Car Geometry?
    • 18.3.8. Synchronization to CarMaker - Unexpected Error
    • 18.3.9. Synchronization to CarMaker - Invalid Traffic Object
    • 18.3.10. Lighting System with XMP - Loading Issues
  • 18.4. Error Messages
    • 18.4.1. Physics Based Camera
• 19. Files Location
• i. Copyright and Trademark Information