ENSCO has acquired the world-renowned VAMPIRE® Pro vehicle/track interaction software's source code and deployed it as a Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud application. Based on the modeling principles of and fully compatible with the file formatting of the VAMPIRE Pro vehicle/track interaction software, users of ENSCO’s cloud SaaS can expect the same simulation speed and accuracy they’ve come to expect from VAMPIRE but with many new features.
Using a web browser, users can access and operate their own private instance of ENSCO’s modeling software package from any location and device with internet connectivity. Files are managed and stored in the user’s personal cloud-based account without the need to install software on a local machine. Accessing your account to run simulations is as easy as visiting a website. Users can upload VAMPIRE formatted files for use in simulation or create their own simulation files using the features included in the web application.
- Rail vehicle design and evaluation
- Derailment investigations and cause finding
- Track layout and operations evaluations
- Ride quality simulations
- Optimize rail operations by exploring the effects of speed, train makeup/handling, and vehicle/track characteristics on derailment risk and degradation rates in a virtual environment
Users of the online simulator can easily incorporate actual measured track and rail profile data into simulations. The online simulation service is fully compatible with ENSCO measured track and rail profile data. Users can leverage this feature to better understand how rail vehicles will respond to actual track data.
ENSCO will leverage its position as operator of the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) to ensure our rail vehicle dynamics simulation package represents the state of the art. ENSCO’s simulation software will continuously be updated to incorporate the latest rail vehicle dynamics research and physical testing.
ENSCO Rail, Inc., ENSCO Rail Australia Pty Ltd, ENSCO Technologies of Brazil LTDA/ENSCO Tecnologias do Brasil LTDA, and KLD Labs, Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of ENSCO, Inc. The ENSCO Rail subsidiaries provide the products and services to commercial customers.
