Mechanical Simulation Corporation

Based in Michigan, US, and founded in 1996 by CEO and CTO Mike Sayers, and Tom Gillespie, Mechanical Simulation Corporation provides vehicle dynamics simulation software for simulating the dynamic performance of motorcycles, cars, trucks, and specialty vehicles. The simulation structure for the company’s software is called as VehicleSim (VS). In March 2022, Applied Intuition, Inc. , a portfolio company of Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, Floodgate, General Catalyst Partners, Haystack Fund, Kleiner Perkins, La Famiglia, Lux Capital, M12, Sozo Ventures, Tribe Capital, and Zeno Ventures, acquired Mechanical Simulation Corporation.

The product line of Mechanical Simulation includes CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim. CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim are tools used for developing active controllers, analyzing vehicle dynamics, engineering next-generation active safety systems, and calculating the performance characteristics of passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks, multi-axle commercial and military vehicles, and two- and three-wheeled vehicles, respectively. The company also provides SuspensionSim which is used to simulate quasi-static kinematics and compliance (K and C) tests that can be applied to suspension systems.