What cosin scientific software does

cosin scientific software AG, founded in 2009 in Munich, Germany, develops and commercializes FTire (Flexible Structure Tire Model), a physics-based virtual tire simulation software originally developed by founder Prof. Dr. Michael Gipser since the late 1980s. FTire is described as the market-leading tire simulation model for high-frequency and short-wavelength excitation, used for primary and secondary ride comfort simulation, NVH analysis, road load prediction, and vehicle handling studies on flat or bumpy roads. The software runs under hard realtime conditions and integrates with all major multi-body simulation, multi-physics system, and FEA environments.

The product portfolio extends beyond the FTire core model to include cosin/mbs (proprietary multi-body dynamics solver), CTI (a C/C++/Fortran API providing integration into 20+ CAE platforms including Adams, CarMaker, CarSim, MATLAB/Simulink, Abaqus, SIMPACK, Ansys Motion, dSPACE ASM, and others), and specialized tools: FTire/sim (simulation workbench), FTire/fit (parameter identification), cosin/ip (signal post-processing), cosin/road (road surface data management), and cosin/tools (tire analysis and database). The company also operates a Road Data Marketplace for road surface measurement and modeling services delivered with partners.

cosin monetizes primarily through perpetual software licenses (standard commercial, academic, evaluation, and development tiers) supplemented by optional annual maintenance contracts and license server technology. Distribution is global via a network of international sales partners with direct enterprise sales support from Munich headquarters. The company serves automotive vehicle manufacturers, tire manufacturers, automotive suppliers, engineering service companies, research institutes, and universities worldwide. It is a privately held AG (Aktiengesellschaft), operating with approximately 6 employees and no disclosed external institutional investors or funding rounds, consistent with a bootstrapped, founder/management-owned business.

Name

cosin scientific software

Legal name

cosin scientific software AG

Website

https://cosin.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

cosin scientific software AG develops FTire, the market-leading physics-based tire simulation model, and a portfolio of integrated CAE tools for global automotive OEMs, tire manufacturers, suppliers, and research institutions. Founded in 2009 in Munich.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Non-exclusive and non-transferable license of executable code version of the Software for personal or internal business purposes. License types include standard commercial, academic (non-commercial use only), evaluation (no commercial work), and development (interface development purposes).
2. Maintenance and Support Contracts: Optional maintenance contracts providing software updates, bug corrections, technical support, and best-efforts correction of documented program errors. Updates made generally available to other customers are also provided to maintenance contract holders.
3. License Server Technology: OLicense server-based licensing with support for single license servers and redundant license server setups. Virtual machine hosting requires additional confirmation and compliance with licensing terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

cosin scientific software develops and licenses FTire, a proprietary physics-based virtual tire simulation software used to model nearly all tire dynamics phenomena including ride comfort, NVH, road loads and vehicle handling. The product family is complemented by cosin/mbs (multi-body dynamics solver), CTI (an integration API), and supporting tools for parameter identification, road data, signal post-processing and tire analysis. Customers are vehicle and tire manufacturers, automotive suppliers, engineering services firms, research institutes and universities worldwide.

Product overview

cosin scientific software provides a comprehensive tire simulation software portfolio centered on FTire, the market-leading high-frequency tire model. The core product FTire is a physics-based virtual tire software for simulating tire dynamics phenomena including ride comfort, NVH, road loads, and vehicle handling. The product family includes cosin/mbs (proprietary multi-body dynamics solver), CTI (C/C++/Fortran API for third-party integration), and specialized tools: FTire/sim (simulation workbench), FTire/fit (parameter identification from measurements), cosin/ip (signal post-processing), cosin/road (road data management), and cosin/tools (tire analysis and database). FTire is available in all important MBS, multi-physics system, and FEA simulation environments including Adams, CarSim, MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FTire (Flexible Structure Tire Model) Physics-based virtual tire software for simulating nearly all tire dynamics phenomena including primary and secondary ride comfort, NVH, road loads on road irregularities, and vehicle handling on flat or bumpy roads. Runs under hard real-time conditions and is designed for vehicle and tire manufacturers, automotive suppliers, engineering companies, research institutes and universities.
• cosin/mbs Proprietary multi-body system (MBS) simulation environment developed by cosin for tire and vehicle dynamics simulation, supporting K&C (kinematics and compliance) analysis and integration with FTire.
• cosin Tire Interface (CTI)

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hexagon (MSC Software) - Adams, Adams/CarcoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire has validated interfaces to Adams and Adams/Car from Hexagon (MSC Software), enabling seamless integration of FTire tire simulation in Adams-based vehicle dynamics simulations.
• IPG Automotive - CarMaker/TruckMaker/MotorcycleMakercoreTechnology or IntegrationValidated FTire interface to IPG's CarMaker, TruckMaker, and MotorcycleMaker simulation platforms for vehicle simulation.
• Mechanical Simulation - CarSim/TruckSim/BikeSimcoreTechnology or IntegrationValidated interface connecting FTire to CarSim, TruckSim, and BikeSim simulation software from Mechanical Simulation Corporation.
• MathWorks - MATLAB/SimulinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire integrates with MATLAB/Simulink through CTI interface, enabling co-simulation and control system development for vehicle dynamics.
• Dassault Systèmes - Abaqus, Dymola, SIMPACKcoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire interfaces validated with Abaqus (FEA), Dymola (Modelica), and SIMPACK multi-body simulation platforms from Dassault Systèmes.
• Siemens - Simcenter 3D, Simcenter AmesimcoreTechnology or IntegrationValidated FTire connectivity to Siemens Simcenter 3D and Simcenter Amesim simulation platforms.
• ANSYS - Ansys MotioncoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire interface to Ansys Motion for multi-physics simulation integration.
• dSPACE - ASM Vehicle DynamicscoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire connected to dSPACE ASM Vehicle Dynamics and ASM on SCALEXIO for hardware-in-the-loop testing environments.
• VI-grade - VI-CarRealTimecoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire integrated with VI-grade's VI-CarRealTime and VI-DriveSim for real-time vehicle simulation.
• Altair - MotionSolvecoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire interface validated with Altair MotionSolve multi-body simulation software.
• Vector - DYNA4coreTechnology or IntegrationValidated FTire interface to Vector's DYNA4 simulation platform.
• ESI Group - PAM-CRASH, SimulationXcoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire connected to ESI Group's PAM-CRASH crash simulation and SimulationX multi-physics platforms.
• FunctionBay - RecurDyncoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire interface to FunctionBay's RecurDyn multi-body simulation software.
• BETA CAE Systems - ANSAcoreTechnology or IntegrationValidated FTire interface to BETA CAE Systems' ANSA pre-processor for CAE workflows.
• Gamma Technologies - GT-SuitecoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire integrated with Gamma Technologies' GT-Suite system simulation platform.
• Modelon - Vehicle Dynamics LibrarycoreTechnology or IntegrationFTire connected to Modelon's Vehicle Dynamics Library for Modelica-based simulation.
• Tire Data Measurement PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partnercosin works with several partners to offer full range support for tire data measurement, parameter identification, and road surface measurement services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dassault Systèmes (SIMPACK, Abaqus, Dymola): Dassault Systèmes provides SIMPACK multi-body simulation, Abaqus FEA, and Dymola Modelica-based tools, all of which integrate with FTire. As a broad CAE incumbent serving the same automotive customers, it represents both a key distribution channel and a potential long-term competitor.
• Ansys (Ansys Motion / overall CAE platform): Ansys is a broad CAE platform incumbent whose Ansys Motion multi-body solver integrates with FTire today but also offers its own tire modeling capabilities, positioning it as both a partner and a long-term competitive threat to cosin within automotive simulation.
• Gamma Technologies (GT-Suite): Gamma Technologies offers GT-Suite, a leading 1D multi-physics system simulation platform that includes tire and vehicle dynamics modeling. As an FTire integration partner and broader system-simulation incumbent, it competes indirectly in the same simulation purchasing decisions.

Direct peers

• Mechanical Simulation Corporation (CarSim/TruckSim/BikeSim): Mechanical Simulation provides CarSim/TruckSim/BikeSim, full-vehicle dynamics simulation environments that include built-in tire models. They overlap with cosin/mbs as a competing vehicle dynamics platform while integrating FTire as an alternative tire model.
• Siemens (Simcenter, including Delft-Tyre / TASS): Siemens acquired TASS International and integrated Delft-Tyre into the Simcenter portfolio, making it one of FTire's closest direct competitors in physics-based tire simulation, while also serving as a distribution partner via Simcenter 3D integration.
• IPG Automotive (CarMaker/TruckMaker/MotorcycleMaker): IPG Automotive's CarMaker/TruckMaker/MotorcycleMaker is a leading vehicle dynamics simulation suite that bundles its own tire models and integrates FTire. It competes with cosin/mbs for the same OEM/supplier customers in passenger and commercial vehicle simulation.
• TNO (SWIFT / MF-Swift tire model): TNO developed the SWIFT and Magic-Formula-based MF-Swift tire models, widely used in vehicle dynamics simulation. They compete directly with FTire in providing semi-physical tire simulation for OEMs, suppliers, and research institutes.
• Fraunhofer ITWM (CDTire): Fraunhofer ITWM develops CDTire, one of the most prominent physics-based tire simulation models competing head-to-head with FTire. Both target high-fidelity vehicle dynamics and NVH simulation, addressing the same OEM/tire-manufacturer customer base with comparable physics-based modeling approaches.
• VI-grade (VI-CarRealTime / VI-DriveSim): VI-grade provides real-time vehicle simulation and driving simulators (VI-CarRealTime, VI-DriveSim) used by OEMs for hardware-in-the-loop and driver-in-the-loop testing. It competes with cosin's real-time FTire offerings and is also an integration partner.

Emerging players

• OptimumG: OptimumG is a vehicle dynamics and tire modeling consultancy that develops tire models and provides simulation consulting to motorsport and OEM customers. It overlaps with cosin's tire parameter identification and modeling services for a narrower, performance-oriented customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

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Investors

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