This report explores the tools required to develop a traction controller of an electric vehicle. A
dynamic friction model is investigated for its effectiveness at modelling the force between the tyre
and the road. This is combined with a vehicle dynamics model to simulate a quarter of the vehicle,
providing a building block for a real time full vehicle model. The numerical models are validated
against results from simulation and experimental work found in the literature. Finally a numerical
model of a slip controller is adapted from the literature.