Challenges

On-road testing of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD) systems is expensive, time-consuming, and limited in reproducibility. Additionally, failure modes often surface late in the verification process, leading to longer development cycles.

Why HIL Sim?

Applied Intuition HIL Sim empowers ADAS and AD engineers to test and validate their hardware platforms and features. It shortens development and verification workflows, cutting down the production timeline by months. HIL Sim integrates easily with virtual testing tools, enabling engineers to use the same tools for software-in-the-loop (SIL) and HIL testing.
Expand simulation-based testing to hardware to accelerate development speed by months, reduce costs, and improve system quality
Perform large-scale HIL testing to identify safety-critical failure modes early in the development process
Use the same tools across SIL and HIL to streamline the development workflow, enhance collaboration, and increase testing speed
Test electronic control units (ECUs) provided by suppliers, even without access to the ECU software, when SIL testing is not an option

Benefits

Develop safe and reliable ADAS and AD systems

Identify safety-critical failure modes (e.g., an unexpected system reset during high-speed operation) early in the development process by moving real-world testing to HIL testing.

Use HIL Sim on the hardware platform of your choice

Applied Intuition follows a vendor-agnostic approach, supporting all mainstream hardware vendors.

Accelerate time to market

Move left from on-road to HIL testing. Scale testing with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) as well as cloud integration.

Key components

Hardware-agnostic

Select the hardware platform that works best for your use case and workflow. Reuse existing or procure new real-time hardware from leading vendors. Utilize the same simulation tools on high-end hardware for HIL labs or lightweight network interface hardware for mobile or desktop applications.

Object and sensor-level HIL testing

Select the appropriate level of testing based on your development needs. Use object-level HIL testing for planning and controls development and sensor-level HIL testing to validate your system from sensor input to actuation. 

Automate and scale testing in CI

Enable remote operations for a few HIL benches or large HIL test centers. Run HIL tests independently of physical locations and leverage the CI tools of your choice (e.g., Jenkins, Buildkite) to automate or schedule tests.

Seamless transition between SIL and HIL

Use the same simulation and artifacts (e.g., scenarios, models, configurations, results) across SIL and HIL to streamline the development workflow, enhance collaboration, and increase testing speed.

Key components

Hardware-agnostic

Select the hardware platform that works best for your use case and workflow. Reuse existing or procure new real-time hardware from leading vendors. Utilize the same simulation tools on high-end hardware for HIL labs or lightweight network interface hardware for mobile or desktop applications.

Object and sensor-level HIL testing

Select the appropriate level of testing based on your development needs. Use object-level HIL testing for planning and controls development and sensor-level HIL testing to validate your system from sensor input to actuation. 

Automate and scale testing in CI

Enable remote operations for a few HIL benches or large HIL test centers. Run HIL tests independently of physical locations and leverage the CI tools of your choice (e.g., Jenkins, Buildkite) to automate or schedule tests.

Seamless transition between SIL and HIL

Use the same simulation and artifacts (e.g., scenarios, models, configurations, results) across SIL and HIL to streamline the development workflow, enhance collaboration, and increase testing speed.

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Learn how to accelerate the ADAS and AD development cycle by simulating HIL testing.
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