Parts of the code run on the GPU, multi-core CPUs, and distributed memory architectures via MPI.
Project Chrono was initially developed for use as a multibody simulation tool for robotics and biomechanics applications by Alessandro Tasora while a student at the Polytechnic University of Milan.
[4] In 2014 the United States Army invested US$1,800,000 to fund the library's development over a two-year period.
[5] 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.