ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground High-Speed Handling Course

High-speed handling course 3D environment

Since R2024b

Description

The ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground High-Speed Handling Course scene is a 3D environment of the High-speed Handling module from the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Grounds. This environment has a length of 2000 m and a width of 12 m. The course is intended for validation simulation of maneuvers which permit steering, damping, braking, and acceleration performance. The course includes:

• A delta point for reverse direction testing

• Separate entrance and exit points for passenger and commercial vehicles

• An observation area

• A straight road section close to 450 m long

For information about additional scenes, see 3D Scenes for Simulation in Unreal Engine Environment.

Setup

To simulate a driving maneuver in the ZalaZONE High-Speed Handling Course scene:

1. Add a Simulation 3D Scene Configuration block to your Simulink^® model.

2. In this block, set the Scene source parameter to Default Scenes.

3. View the currently available scenes in the Scene name parameter. If the scene is not available, you must install it.

4. To install the scene:

   1. Click Install.

   2. In the Add-on installer dialog box, select the scene.

   3. Click Next and follow the prompts.

   MATLAB^® restarts after the scene is installed.

5. Select the scene name from the Scene name parameter.

Layout

Overall	Active Area

Scene Dimensions

This table provides the scene area corner locations in the world coordinate system. Dimensions are in m.

Location	X (m)	Y (m)	Z (m)
Scene — Top left	1062	970	230
Scene — Bottom left	1062	218	230
Scene — Top right	1650	970	230
Scene — Bottom right	1650	218	230

Recommended Starting Location

This table provides the recommended starting location for the vehicle in the world coordinate system. Dimensions are in m and deg.

X (m)	Y (m)	Z (m)	Roll (deg)	Pitch (deg)	Yaw (deg)
1182	-347	-230.5	0	0	28.6

Coordinate System

The road geometry is represented according to the WGS84 coordinate system. The starting point of the project is recorded in 46.8795303682 latitude, 16.8254638824 longitude coordinates. The position and location of the objects in the program are given relative to (X,Y,Z [m]; fi,omega,kappa[deg]). The point clouds used to build the model are available in the UTM projection from, BME Automated Drive.

Tips

• If you have the Vehicle Dynamics Blockset™ Interface for Unreal Engine^® Projects support package, then you can modify this scene. Enable the MathWorksAutomotiveContent plugin to use the scene in Unreal Engine projects. The scene name in the plugin is ZalaZONEHighSpeed.

  For more details on customizing scenes, see Customize 3D Scenes for Vehicle Dynamics Simulations.

References

[1] Szalay, Zsolt. "Critical Scenario Identification Concept: The Role of the Scenario-in-the-Loop Approach in Future Automotive Testing." IEEE Access 11 (July 2023): 82464–76. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3298875.

[2] Duleba, Szabolcs, Tamás Tettamanti, Ádám Nyerges, and Zsolt Szalay. “Ranking the Key Areas for Autonomous Proving Ground Development Using Pareto Analytic Hierarchy Process." IEEE Access 9 (March 2021): 51214–30. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3064448.

[3] Somogyi, Árpád, Tamás Tettamanti, Pál Varga, Zsolt Szalay, Dániel Baranyai, and Tamás Lovas. "Digital Map Generation Workflow Demonstrated on ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground Elements." NOMS 2023-2023 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, Miami, FL, May 8-12, 2023: 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/NOMS56928.2023.10154403.

[4] Szalay, Zsolt. “Next Generation X-in-the-Loop Validation Methodology for Automated Vehicle Systems.” IEEE Access 9 (2021): 35616–32. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3061732.

[5] József Somogyi, Árpád, Dániel Baranyai, Mohammad Dowajy, Tamás Lovas, Zsolt Szalay, and Tamás Tettamanti. “Artificial Intelligence Based High Definition Map Generation From Mobile Mapping Data.” IEEE Access 13 (2025): 121838–48. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3587592.

Version History

Introduced in R2024b

R2025a: Install scene

You can install the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground High-Speed Handling Course scene using the Install option in the Simulation 3D Scene Configuration block. Previously, this scene was installed using sim3d.utils.installUnrealEngineScene function.