Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of Networked Electronics at Ford 2005-01-1658
The number of electrical and electronic components in modern vehicles is constantly growing. Increasingly, functionalities are being distributed across several electronic control units (ECUs). While suppliers themselves are responsible for ensuring that individual ECUs function properly, only the OEM can test distributed functions. Moreover, with the volume of testing steadily growing, automated sequences are absolutely essential.
To test electronic networks in the vehicle, Ford Europe is using platform-based hardware-in-the-loop simulation with integrated failure insertion. The company is setting up a uniform, project-independent procedure, from standardized test definition to automated test sequences on a virtual vehicle, right through to structured evaluation.
Also in:
Controller System Software Testing and Validation-SP-1928, SAE 2005 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars: Electronic and Electrical Systems-V114-7
Related Topics:
Electronic control units
Vehicle networking
Hardware-in-the-loop
Simulation and modeling
Standardization
Terminology
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