New approach for sensor simulation for Hardware In the Loop test systems

Stephan Ahrends (1) , Vineet Aggarwal , Rick Kuhlman , Mike Lyons

1 National Instruments Germany GmbH

Automatic test systems can evaluate the functionality of measurement and/or control hardware by simulating real world signals and verifying the expected response. Simulation takes the dynamics of real-world environments and models them using software to test the performance of critical system hardware components. Sensor simulation is the process of providing realistic sensor signals to the inputs of a device under test and evaluating how a piece of equipment will respond across a broad range of operating conditions. This paper will discuss the benefits of sensor simulation, and specifically reference the additional advantages to using an FPGA-based implementation.

Keywords: Sensors; Simulation; FPGA; HiL

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Embedded Systems

Stephan Ahrends, Vineet Aggarwal, Rick Kuhlman, Mike Lyons. New approach for sensor simulation for Hardware In the Loop test systems. Embedded Real Time Software and Systems (ERTS2010), May 2010, Toulouse, France. ⟨hal-02263471⟩