Start values

Here we have the actual start values of the current DVU.

position  x0 Here we have the start position  x0 [m], for the current vehicle at the time 0. It is possible to enter the time as a negative value. The vehicle is then in the memory.
lane If you have a track with more than one lane, you can determine for each vehicle the lane where it starts. (Count from right to left, starting with 1).
yaw angle angle in [ ] around the vertical axis
speed velocity in longitudinal direction of the vehicle in [km/h]
acceleration acceleration in longitudinal direction of the vehicle in [m/sē]
drive pedal position position of the combined gas/brake pedal: The adjustment can be between -1 and 0 for the brake pedal and between 0 and +1 for the gas pedal.
pedal speed The current rate, with which the driver adjusts the pedal at the beginning of the simulation. A value of '1' means the the pedal could e.g. be changed from zero to full throttle in one second.
start gear The gear with which the driver starts. (This is useful only for real vehicles and  will be adapted by PELOPS, if the gear does not fit to the speed).
cycle Here we have the possibility to select a cycle.
cycle type You can determine if the cycle is binding or non-binding. A binding driving cycle will be followed exactly irrespective of the traffic environment. With a non-binding cycle the acceleration wishes of the driver are also taken into consideration so that in this case the cycle is an upper limit for the speed curve.

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