Rohde & Schwarz has teamed up with IPG Automotive, a pioneer in digital take a look at driving, to redefine automotive radar {Hardware}-in-the-Loop (HIL) integration testing thereby decreasing the associated fee by bringing Autonomous Driving (AD) testing from the proving floor to the event lab. Combining the CarMaker simulation software program from IPG Automotive with the R&S AREG800A radar object simulator and the R&S QAT100 superior antenna array gives automobile producers with the power to simulate ADAS/AD eventualities like these outlined within the Euro NCAP in a managed, protected, time-efficient and cost-reducing means. This mix gives automotive OEMs and radar sensor suppliers with a complete radar sensor testing platform. It’s relevant for validation and real-time, closed-loop characterization of radar sensors and allows compliance with Affiliation for ASAM requirements.
IPG Automotive’s CarMaker simulation resolution is designed for the event and end-to-end testing of vehicles and light-weight business automobiles in any respect improvement levels from MIL/SIL to HIL and VIL. The open integration and take a look at platform permits automobile producers, engineering companies corporations and Tier 1 suppliers to implement digital take a look at eventualities within the software areas of powertrain, automobile dynamic chassis features and ADAS/AD features. Because of a high-resolution 3D engine, the simulation of the whole sensor stack is feasible in very excessive element. Seamless integration into present software landscapes can be doable with quite a lot of supported requirements and interfaces just like the ASAM Open Requirements.
The R&S AREG800A, along with the R&S QAT100, generates a number of synthetic objects, every with impartial vary, Radar Cross Part (RCS), angle (azimuth/elevation) and radial velocity. The Open Simulation Interface (ASAM OSI) hyperlinks R&S AREG800A with the CarMaker HIL take a look at automation, making a complete take a look at setup, proving extraordinarily beneficial for practical driving situation evaluation inside radar HIL testing. Furthermore, the answer features a State of affairs Editor, particularly designed for non-simulation consultants. This characteristic enormously simplifies the method of testing maneuver-based driving eventualities and their related complicated traffic-related configurations and makes it accessible to a wider vary of pros.
The simulation resolution CarMaker options a complicated Check Supervisor, able to constructing and operating automated take a look at sequences. It could possibly run exams individually or concurrently, domestically or within the cloud, offering flexibility and scalability. Moreover, it automates the calculation and analysis of Key Efficiency Indicators (KPIs) and generates studies routinely, thereby saving appreciable effort and time.
The Mannequin Supervisor CarMaker helps to outline the configuration of digital automobile prototypes. This enhances the realism and accuracy of simulations, making them extra helpful for testing and improvement.
Andreas Höfer, Chief Know-how Officer at IPG Automotive: “With the collaboration between Rohde & Schwarz and IPG Automotive, we intend to offer the automotive business with a complete {Hardware}-in-the-Loop integration take a look at resolution, bringing exams from the proving floor into the lab, leading to important time and value financial savings within the improvement course of.”