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`!Project Chrono`! is a `F33f`_`[physics engine`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Physics_engine]`_`f developed by `F33f`_`[University of Parma`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=University_of_Parma]`_`f, `F33f`_`[University of Wisconsin-Madison`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=University_of_Wisconsin-Madison]`_`f and members of its open source community. It supports simulating `F33f`_`[rigid`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Rigid_body_dynamics]`_`f and `F33f`_`[soft body dynamics`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Soft_body_dynamics]`_`f, `F33f`_`[collision detection`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Collision_detection]`_`f, `F33f`_`[vehicle dynamics`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Vehicle_dynamics]`_`f, fluid-solid interaction, `F33f`_`[deformable terrain`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Deformable_terrain]`_`f, and granular dynamics, among other `F33f`_`[physical systems`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Physical_systems]`_`f. The latest developments are in the area of sensor simulation, `F33f`_`[robotics simulation`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Robotics_simulation]`_`f, human-autonomous agent interaction (real-time simulation), and autonomous vehicle simulation, where the emphasis is on off-road scenarios. Parts of the code run on the GPU, multi-core CPUs, and distributed memory architectures via MPI. It is used at tens of universities, in industry, and federal research labs.

>>Contents

• `F0af`_`[History`#history]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[References`#references]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[External links`#external-links]`_`f

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>>History

Project Chrono was initially developed for use as a `F33f`_`[multibody`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Multibody_system]`_`f simulation tool for robotics and `F33f`_`[biomechanics`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Biomechanics]`_`f applications by Alessandro Tasora while a student at the `F33f`_`[Polytechnic University of Milan`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Polytechnic_University_of_Milan]`_`f.`:cite-ref-about-4-0[`F5bf`_`[4`#cite-note-about-4]`_`f] This became a joint University of Wisconsin-University of Parma project as of 2008.

The project was released under a `F33f`_`[BSD License`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=BSD_License]`_`f in 2013.`:cite-ref-about-4-1[`F5bf`_`[4`#cite-note-about-4]`_`f]

In 2014 the `F33f`_`[United States Army`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=United_States_Army]`_`f invested `F33f`_`[US$`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=United_States_dollar]`_`f1,800,000 to fund the library's development over a two-year period.`:cite-ref-5[`F5bf`_`[5`#cite-note-5]`_`f] The project is under active development, current project sponsors include the US Army Research Office, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and Department of Transportation. Project Chrono is used by the US Army for simulating wheeled and tracked vehicles.

>>References

`:cite-note-1`!1.`! "GitHub: Project Chrono". `*`F33f`_`[GitHub`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=GitHub]`_`f`*.

`:cite-note-2`!2.`! "Project Chrono Website".

`:cite-note-releases-3`!3.`! "GitHub: Project Chrono Releases". `*`F33f`_`[GitHub`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=GitHub]`_`f`*.

`:cite-note-about-4`!4.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-about-4-0]`_`f "About Project Chrono".

`:cite-note-5`!5.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-5]`_`f "Open-source tools will benefit military and Wisconsin vehicle makers".

>>External links

• chrono on `F33f`_`[GitHub`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=GitHub]`_`f

• projectchrono.org

• sbel.wisc.edu

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