HIL Testing

Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation

• Fewer prototypes, fewer test runs, lower costs
  
• More comprehensive tests in a shorter time
  
• Higher quality, lower risks
  
• Start of production on schedule using fewer resources

Virtual Test Runs
There is an established method of performing reliable and comprehensive controller tests in the lab: hardware-in-the-loop simulation, in which the controller is connected to a simulator and a virtual test run is performed in the lab. This reduces the number of test runs in the "real" world.

Comprehensive Testing
The simulator copes easily with safety-critical borderline cases under extreme conditions, like freezing cold and searing heat. Moreover, the tests are reproducible and can be automated (lights-out testing). So hardware-in-the-loop simulation provides enormous savings in cost and time.