Education · Software that teaches

Engineering software that teaches engineering.

HFG explains itself. The Learning Tab teaches the maths and the meaning behind a calculation; the Help Me Guide tells a working engineer what a setting affects and where to look. Two different jobs, two different editions.

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01 · Two editions

The same setting, answered two ways.

Learning Tab · Educational edition

For students learning the engineering.

What is this?Variable definitions and an engineering explanation of the quantity.
Why it mattersWhat the quantity does to the car and the tyre.
The mathsThe equation behind the calculation, explained inside the workflow.
If I change itThe effect of a parameter, and why it happens.
PracticeQuizzes and practice questions, where implemented.
Camber gainIllustrative

γ = −asin(nz)

Shorten the upper wishbone. What happens to camber gain in bump?

Help Me Guide · Industrial/Enterprise edition

For engineers doing the work.

It affectsWhat a setting changes, in context, at the point you change it.
Look atWhich outputs to inspect after the change.
InvestigateWhere to go next if the result is not what you expected.
DownstreamWhat else in the model moves because of it.
Not includedEquation teaching and quizzes — those belong to the Learning Tab.
Upper wishbone · inboard pivotsIllustrative

Affects: camber gain in bump and roll, front roll-centre height.

Look at: the camber curve, the roll-centre channel, front grip balance.

Downstream: roll gradient, lateral load transfer, optimisation targets on camber.

02 · Which edition

Teach the theory, or keep your own.

The Educational licence group (25 users) carries the Learning Tab: HFG becomes part of how the subject is taught. The Industrial/Enterprise group (100 users) carries the Help Me Guide: contextual guidance for engineers who already know the theory.

A lecturer who prefers to teach the theory themselves can use HFG as the engineering environment the course runs on. Which capabilities each group includes is confirmed in writing with the quotation.

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03 · For university labs

Software only, or a turnkey simulator system.

A university can buy HFG as software for hardware it already has — or as a complete HFG simulator system, delivered with the software installed and configured, ready for the lab.

Software only

For labs with suitable hardware.

HFG licensed for your existing computers and simulator infrastructure.

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HFG turnkey simulator system

Receive it, install it, teach with it.

One integrated package. It can include:

  • HFG vehicle-development and suspension software, pre-installed and configured
  • Simulator hardware, steering controls and pedal system
  • Display system and the computing hardware to run it
  • The Export Pack: simulator export, with Assetto Corsa where applicable
  • HFG vehicle models
  • The Learning Tab or Help Me Guide, for the edition in your licence
  • University and student access configuration
  • Initial setup and deployment

Contents are specified in the quotation.

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04 · Questions

For lecturers.

Does HFG replace the lecture?
No. The Learning Tab sits beside the engineering tools and explains what the student is looking at; the course and its theory stay with the lecturer.
Can students see where a number comes from?
Yes — equations and the relationships behind calculated outputs are visible through the Open Equations Bar, and the Learning Tab explains them.
How many students can use it?
The Educational licence group covers 25 users. Larger deployments and lab set-ups are discussed with the quotation.
Can we try it first?
Time-limited evaluation licences are available on request.

Bring it into the course.

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