How do you measure success and quality of vehicle dynamics projects?

In my experience the the goal can be set based on the current maturity of the project. To Save time we can also identify the critical use cases that are must to be tested for every delivery.

Vehicle Dynamics of vehicle more over depends on forces and moments generated at contact patch of rolling tires. It is highly recommend to study the statistics of vehicle model with respect to tire models. These models divide into two main types physical and emperical tire models. Physical model require theoretical expression of tire properties based on its deformation and usually have complex and poor computational efficiency if exact efficency is required. Empirecal models on the other hand obtained directly from tire test data but the lack theoretical accuracy and productive power as compared to physical models. Based on studies and stats emperical model are more accurate when deals with vehicle Dynamics as compare to physical models

Analysing the data is very crucial step in any project to verify the performance. Here we can compare best results with failed results and derive the area or the component where we see tuning is required to make failed test to passed. For example, We can build toolchain with python to automate verification which gives areas to be be focussed and tuned further in order to make project achieve expected performance.

Defining and measuring the success and quality of vehicle dynamics projects involves a combination of objective metrics and subjective evaluations. Here are some key aspects, 1. Clear Objectives and KPIs(e.g. improved fuel economy) 2. Testing and Validation 3. Customer Feedback and Surveys 4. Regulatory Compliance Once the project is finalized, effective communication of the results is crucial to ensure the project's impact is recognized and utilized appropriately: 1. Communicate results via data visualisation, demos and cost-benefit analysis. 2. Real-World Demonstrations By following these key aspects and best practices, vehicle dynamics project managers can effectively define, measure, and communicate the success.

Mission focus to be clearly defined. What is the user story for the end user. Derive your objectives from that. Luckily we are entering an era of dynamic platforms where the mission behavior can be modified with software and the HW enables this flexibility. We are at the precipice of changing from passively defined dynamic behavior to the ability to actively manage it under the right HW and SW architecture.