From the development of a DCT transmission control to the crosswind assist function – our software solutions inspire. Automotive OEMs and suppliers worldwide use Silver as a powerful environment for validating and testing the interaction of networked ECUs with vehicle components and for the efficient development of ECU software.
| Company / Organization | Topic / Use Case | Presentation | Summary | Source / Reference Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda | Chip Simulation for Virtual ECUs | Download | Presented work on chip simulation for virtual ECUs. | Yutaka Murata: Chip simulation for virtual ECUs. Slides presented at the QTronic User Conference 2018, October 18, 2018. |
| Jianglu & Rongda | CVT Control Software Testing | Download | Presented work on CVT control software testing. | Lionel Belmon, Liu Fei, Global Crown Technology, Beijing; Zeng Weihua, Jianglu Rongda, Changsha. Slides presented at the QTronic User Conference 2018. |
| Daimler | Powertrain System Simulation | Download | Presented work on powertrain system simulation. | Frank Uphaus, Renè Linssen, Daimler AG. Slides presented at the QTronic User Conference 2018, October 18, 2018, Berlin. |
| Tremec | Virtual ECUs for High Performance Transmissions | Download | Presented work on the use of virtual ECUs for high performance transmissions. | Tremec, by Ewaut Dewinter, Application Software Engineer, 2018. Slides presented at the QTronic User Conference 2018. |
| Schaeffler | Simulation and Test of a Mechatronic Active Roll Control | Download | Covered virtual functional testing for a mechatronic active roll control system. | Huang, H., Hartmann, M., Awad, H.F., and Knetsch, D., “Virtual Functional Testing of a Mechatronic Active Roll Control,” SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-5012, 2018, doi:10.4271/2018-01-5012. |
| Bosch | Test of ESP Software | Bosch uses TestWeaver with Software-in-the-Loop simulation for robustness testing of ESP software. Bosch has been a customer since 2012. | Uwe Baake, Klaus Wüst, Markus Maurer, Albert Lutz: Testing and Simulation-based Validation of ESP Systems for Vans, ATZ-online, 2014-02. Albert Lutz et al.: Gain of Efficiency and Robustness in the ESP-Application Process using Vehicle Dynamics Simulation with DoE-Methods. 12th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, AVEC2014, Tokyo, Japan, September 22–26, 2014. | |
| SAIC | Systematic Testing of Transmission Control Software | Covered intelligent test-case generation for automated validation of transmission control units. | Lionel Belmon, Yijia Xu: Intelligent Test-Case Generation for Automated Validation of TCUs, 11. CTI Symposium Innovative Fahrzeug-Getriebe und Hybrid & Elektro-Antriebe, Berlin, 2012. | |
| BMW | Virtual Transmission-in-the-Loop | Download | Covered virtualization of the TCU for BMW’s 8-speed transmission. | Rui Gaspar, Benno Wiesner, Gunther Bauer: Virtualizing the TCU of BMW’s 8 speed transmission, 10th Symposium on Automotive Powertrain Control Systems, September 11–12, 2014, Berlin, Germany. |
| ZF | Testing Control Software for Hybrid Drive Trains | ZF integrated TestWeaver into its development and test process for hybrid drivetrain control software. The integration included virtual integration and testing using ZF Softcar and TestWeaver, plus validation of system requirements from DOORS and Excel as system invariants. Thousands of driving scenarios are systematically generated and analyzed, with system requirements permanently supervised. | Martin Neumann, Mario Nass, Carsten Paulus, Mugur Tatar: Absicherung von Steuerungssoftware für Hybridsysteme, 5. Fachtagung AUTOREG 2011 Steuerung und Regelung von Fahrzeugen und Motoren, November 22–23, 2011, Baden-Baden, Germany. | |
| Ford | Simulation and Test of Engine Control | Download | Presented work on virtual simulation using QTronic Silver and TestWeaver for engine control testing. | Robert ter Waarbeek, et al.: Virtual Simulation using QTronic Silver and TestWeaver. Slides presented at the QTronic User Conference 2018, October 18, 2018. |