Row Crop Tractor with Simscape

Tractor with configurable four wheel steering that can drive on flat and uneven terrain.

Row Crop Tractor with Simscape

This example models a tractor with configurable four wheel steering that can drive on flat and uneven terrain. You can configure driver inputs, scene where the tractor is driving, and the maneuver.

The Simscape Multibody Tire Model is tested under various conditions:

• Step Steer Maneuver to test lateral dynamics
• Traversing a Plateau to test the effect of road slope
• Rough Road to show road definitions using surface data in MATLAB
• Orchard to test driving on uneven terrain

See Heavy Equipment Design with Simscape to learn more.

Use the "Download" button above to get files compatible with the latest release of MATLAB.

Use the links below to get files compatible with earlier releases of MATLAB.

• For R2025b: Use Download button above
• For R2025a: https://github.com/simscape/Row-Crop-Tractor-Simscape/archive/refs/tags/25.1.1.1.zip
• For R2024b: https://github.com/simscape/Row-Crop-Tractor-Simscape/archive/refs/tags/24.2.1.1.zip

Open the project file Tractor_Row_Crop_Simscape.prj to get started.

Acknowledgements: MathWorks would like to thank

• M V Krishna Teja, PhD, Virtual Proving Ground and Simulation Lab, Raghupati Singhania Centre of Excellence at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for providing the tire parameters for this example.
• Magna Powertrain, Digitrans, Joanneum Research Digital, and Persival for providing the data used to create the uneven road surface. Please see ASAM OpenX standards in offroad applications for more information.

Tractor Animation Clip

Model Overview

Vehicle Model

Tire Model

To learn more about modeling and simulation with Simscape, please visit:

• Simscape Vehicle Templates

See also:

• Simscape™
• Simscape Battery™
• Simscape Driveline™
• Simscape Electrical™
• Simscape Fluids™
• Simscape Multibody™