As vehicles become more software-centric, testing in virtual environments is also gaining popularity. Key benefits include cost efficiency by reducing prototyping costs and lower testing expenses, along with the early identification of bugs. Virtual testing also accelerates development cycles and enables parallel development, allowing multiple tests of different components to run simultaneously. Additionally, it enhances flexibility by easily adapting test conditions and replicating them across a wide range of scenarios within a safe and controlled environment. As a result, engineers continue to encounter a range of issues, including:
Integration-Problems
Integrating tools across diverse testing and calibration environments, each with its simulation models can lead to delays, disturbances, and inaccuracies.
Complex Interactions
Having the full complexity of all testing interactions and conditions, creating a user-friendly SiL environment, and enabling the easy development of simulation models that efficiently utilize resources in the simulation environment can be challenging.
Mastering Numerous Challenges
Choosing the right co-simulation platform to achieve higher simulation performance requires considering that a single toolchain can support parallel and cloud execution and CI/CD continuous testing.
The AVL SiL Suite is an all-in-one-solution (one-stop Solution), enables real world simulation, testing and calibration in the various testing environments i.e., Software-in-the-Loop (both Standard Desktop & Cloud execution) Hardware-in-the-Loop, Testbeds & Vehicle environments. The AVL SiL Suite brings new perspective in the testing and calibration toolchain by providing openness, modularity & seamless testing of controller software.
And here is how it works:
- Tailor-Made Test Scenarios: Design and execute custom test scenarios right from your office desktop. Anticipate real-life driving manoeuvres even before a single xCU (Electronic Control Unit) rolls off the production line.
- Replication and Automation Features: Easily replicate and automate test runs in your preferred environment (HiL, SiL, testbed, or vehicle). Boost your development process with features like integrated Controller Software, Co-Simulation, and Calibration Assistance.
- Interfaces and User Management: SiL Suite integrates seamlessly into the software ecosystem, merging virtuality with the real world to perform calibration and validation activities. Furthermore, it considers different users such as developers, integration engineers and functional/performance calibration test engineers alike.
It's about deploying a 360° extensible solution that gives you the flexibility and freedom to develop vehicles for tomorrow today. SiL Suite empowers software testing and simulation that works with all your technologies and in all environments - from anywhere in the world.
– Vittal Bandi, Application Support Engineer, Advanced Software Solutions, AVL List GmbH
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- Explore the latest features in how-to-articles and/or live demos,
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