MS Thesis - High-Fidelity Motorcycle Simulator for Rider Behavior Research

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering

In short

This MS Thesis project focuses on improving and validating a high-fidelity motorcycle simulator for rider behavior and safety research. The role involves enhancing system integration, steering feedback, and data acquisition to create a reliable experimental platform.

Responsibilities

Review and extend the current end-to-end signal chain between the physical platform, Python, CARLA/UE5, the C/C++ integration layer and BikeSim.
Improve real-time data exchange, observability, logging, timing and fault handling.
Provide riders with a realistic and coherent riding experience while maintaining physical consistency.
Improve vehicle-control behavior, including low-speed stability, steering-input mapping, lean response, corner entry and recovery to upright riding.
Evaluate the consistency between rider input, BikeSim vehicle response, visual feedback and physical feedback.
Design and implement scenarios in CARLA that include road layouts, environments, traffic participants and events.
Validate the correctness of system operation and feedback across a range of scenarios.
Use fixed-camera video for experiment documentation and review.

Requirements

1-2 master’s thesis students with an engineering background.
Python and/or C/C++

Desired Qualifications

Experience of CARLA or comparable simulation environments
Control systems and vehicle dynamics
Signal processing and sensor integration
Experimental design and quantitative data analysis

Benefits

Human-in-the-loop simulation
Vehicle dynamics using BikeSim
CARLA and Unreal Engine 5
Real-time control systems
Motion platforms and force feedback
Research methodology and experimental validation
Industry-relevant motorcycle safety research

Skills

PythonC/C++CARLAUnreal Engine 5BikeSim

#automotive safety#motorcycle simulator#rider behavior#human-in-the-loop simulation#vehicle dynamics#real-time systems#data acquisition

About Autoliv

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