PSAT (PNGV Simulation Automotive Toolkit) is a US DOE simulation environment that allows menu driven, forward looking models of hybrid electric, electric, and fuel cell vehicles for efficiency and emissions. PSAT is an accurate simulator used to fine tune vehicle component sizing and control strategies. Researchers can modify existing PSAT modules, integrate custom modules, and incorporate unique control strategies to model advanced hybrid and fuel cell vehicle concepts. PSAT runs in the Mathworks Simulink programming environment.

Advisor is an older US DOE simulation environment that allows menu driven, backward looking models of hybrid electric, electric, and fuel cell vehicles for efficiency and emissions. Advisor is a general model useful for broad investigation of vehicle configuration design space.

HEVDEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle Dynamic Environment – Virtual) is a Penn State internally developed simulation environment that allows modeling of hybrid electric, electric, and fuel cell vehicles in emergency maneuvers to estimate dynamic vehicle handling and dynamic performance of electric powertrain and energy storage components. The user can use HEVDEV to develop control strategies for electric based anti-lock brake, traction control, and stability systems. Output variables include engine, battery, and electric motor performance along with classic dynamic handling variables for the tires and chassis.

dSpace and Mathworks xpc are rapid controller prototyping environments that run under Mathworks Simulink. Generic hardware controllers for hybrid electric and hydrogen fueled research vehicles can be rapidly programmed and embedded in test vehicles. In addition, individual components can be tested in a “hardware in the loop” fashion with a Simulink model representing inputs from the rest of the system to the component being tested.

Ricardo Wave is an engine modeling program which can predict engine power, efficiency, and emissions.