Hardware-in-the-Loop
a system's simulation test of embedded controls by the electrical emulation of it's motors, sensors and actuators.
See Also: HIL
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5-Axis Hardware-In-the-loop Systems
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Combining a 3-Axis Flight Motion Simulator (FMS) with a 2-Axis Target Motion Simulator (TMS) leads to a 5-Axis motion simulator design. This allows comprehensive HardWare-In-the-Loop tests (HWIL) for testing and development of guided missiles, munitions and other inertial systems. Almost 100% of all HWIL systems worldwide delivered over the last 50 years have been designed and built by ACUTRONIC and CARCO Electronics.
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Panel-mounted Power Amplifier(Hardware In The Loop Simulation)
PA30Bi
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PA30Bi is the panel-mounted type real time simulation amplifier with three-phase current and four-phase voltage.
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FlexRay Interface Device
FlexRay Interface
FlexRay Interface Devices provide two fully functional FlexRay interfaces, allowing an individual engine control unit (ECU) to be connected to the interface when other cold-start nodes are not available. You also can use the interfaces individually to connect two separate FlexRay networks while maintaining full performance on each interface. FlexRay Interface Devices work well in applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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PCIe-7846, Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 500 kS/s Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Device
786456-01
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
PCIe, Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 500 kS/s Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Device - The PCIe-7846 features a user-programmable FPGA for high-performance onboard processing and direct control over I/O signals to ensure complete flexibility of system timing and synchronization. You can customize these devices with the LabVIEW FPGA Module to develop applications requiring precise timing and control such as hardware-in-the-loop testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. The PCIe-7846 features a dedicated analog-to-digital converter per channel for independent timing and triggering. This device offers specialized functionality such as multirate sampling and individual channel triggering, which are outside the capabilities of typical data acquisition hardware.
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Panel-mounted Power Amplifier(Hardware In The Loop Testing)
PA60Bi
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PA60Bi is the panel-mounted power amplifier, which can produce 3-phase current, with maximum RMS phase current of 60A and maximum output power of 800VA, and 4-phase voltage, with maximum RMS phase voltage of 120V and maximum output power of 60VA.
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PXIe-7861, Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 16-Channel AI, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
786671-01
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
PXIe, Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 16-Channel AI, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module - The PXIe-7861 features a user-programmable FPGA for high-performance onboard processing and direct control over I/O signals for complete flexibility of timing and synchronization. With 16 analog input channels connected directly to a Kintex-7 160T FPGA, you have ample space to design applications that require precise timing such as hardware-in-the-loop testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. The PXIe-7861 features a dedicated A/D converter (ADC) per channel for independent timing and triggering. This design offers multirate sampling and individual channel triggering, which are outside the capabilities of typical data acquisition hardware. The PXIe-7861 also includes peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express modules.
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PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Modules feature a dedicated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) per channel for independent timing and triggering. This design offers specialized functionality such as multirate sampling and individual channel triggering, which are outside the capabilities of typical data acquisition hardware. You can customize these models with the LabVIEW FPGA Module to develop applications requiring precise timing and control such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. PXI Express models also include peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express models.
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Systems Modeling
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Altair model-based development (MBD) tools drive fast development for smarter connected systems. Altair customers simulate complex products as systems-of-systems throughout your entire development cycle from early concept design to detailed design to hardware-in-the-loop testing (HIL). Explore more by combining mechanical models with electrical models (in 0D, 1D, and/or 3D) to enable multi-disciplinary simulation and leverage automatic code-generation for your next generation embedded systems.
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ECU Simulator
PT-LabCar
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PT-LABCAR is an open and scalable Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) system. It is designed for open- and closed-loop testing of ECUs specifically in the powertrain application domain. The system can be used to run automated regression tests for the release of software variants as well as for the validation of control and diagnostic functions in early phases of ECU development.
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Functional Test
xUTS
Functional Test
Extend test to encompass copious test points and DUT varieties along with real-time, hardware-in-the-loop and other state-of-the-art instrumentation. extendedUTS (xUTS) is a custom product for high complexity functional test. Configured for the unique needs of a class of devices under test (DUTs), the xUTS employs our universal test system approach that combines the best open platform instrumentation and software along with mass interconnect technology.
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PXIe-1487, 8 Input, 8 Output, or 4 Input/4 Output PXI FlexRIO GMSL™ Interface Module
787457-01
Interface
The PXIe-1487 combines the Maxim Integrated Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link™ (GMSL™) interface with the Xilinx FPGA for high-throughput vision and imaging applications. This module provides a high-speed digital interface for using and testing modern advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous drive (AD) camera sensors and electronic control units (ECUs). Additionally, the PXIe-1487 makes use of a combination of GMSL™ serializers and deserializers with a Xilinx FPGA to provide a high-throughput and customizable GMSL™ interface on PXI. The included FlexRIO driver, with LabVIEW FPGA examples, provides access and control for power-over-coax, I²C back-channel communication, and general-purpose input/output (GPIO) communication on the GMSL™ channels. The PXIe-1487 is ideal for applications such as in-vehicle data logging, lab-based playback, or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL). GMSL is a trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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Real-Time Target Machines
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Speedgoat offers a range of high performance multi-core, multi CPU target computers (target machines) with i3 and i7 CPUs up to 4.2 GHz, and up to 20 cores. Each is optimized for a different application area, from mobile controller prototyping (RCP) to multi-target rack systems for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL).
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PXIe-7867, Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 18-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
785570-01
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 18-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module—The PXIe-7867 features a user-programmable FPGA for high-performance onboard processing and direct control over I/O signals for complete flexibility of timing and synchronization. With 18 analog output channels connected directly to the FPGA, you can quickly design for applications that require precise timing such as hardware-in-the-loop testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. The PXIe-7867 features a dedicated A/D converter (ADC) per channel for independent timing and triggering. This design offers multirate sampling and individual channel triggering, which are outside the capabilities of typical data acquisition hardware. The PXIe-7867 also includes peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express modules.
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PXI-8516, 2-Port PXI LIN Interface Module
781366-01
LIN Interface
2-Port PXI LIN Interface Module—The PXI‑8516 is a Local Interconnect Network (LIN) interface for developing applications with the NI‑XNET driver.The PXI‑8516 excels in applications requiring real-time, high-speed manipulation of hundreds of LIN frames and signals, such as hardware-in-the-loop simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, automation control, and more. The NI‑XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move LIN frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimize message latency, and free host processor time for processing complex models and applications.
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3-Axis Motion Simulators
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When a device under test needs to be stimulated with simultaneous movements around three axes, then a product from the ACUTRONIC three-axis motion simulator range is the right choice. Independent motion simulation in three axes makes them very versatile: they are used as Inertial Guidance Test Systems (IGTS), for HardWare-In-the-Loop (HWIL) testing, for the test of optronic pointing devices, and many more applications.
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PXIe-7866, Kintex-7 325T FPGA, 24-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
787354-01
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
PXIe, Kintex-7 325T FPGA, 24-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module - The PXIe-7866 features flexibility of timing and synchronization with a user-programmable FPGA for onboard processing and direct control over I/O signals. The PXIe-7866 provides 24 analog output, 2 analog input, and 32, 5V input-tolerant digital I/O channels connected to a Kintex-7 325T FPGA to help you design applications for hardware-in-the-loop testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. You can use the dedicated A/D converter (ADC) for independent timing, individual channel triggering, and multirate sampling. Additionally, the PXIe-7866 includes peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express modules.
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Satellite Network Simulator
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The DataSoft Satellite Network Simulator is a real-time software tool capable of simulating satellite links by operating as a hardware-in-the-loop tool for layer-2 verification and validation, or, as an offline planning tool for capacity and availability analysis for planned deployments.
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Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Device
Interface
The Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Device excels in applications requiring real-time, high-speed manipulation of hundreds of CAN frames and signals, such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, automation control, and more. The NI-XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move CAN frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimizing message latency and freeing host processor time for processing complex models and applications.
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Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Module
C Series
Interface
C Series Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Modules use hardware-selectable NI-XNET Transceiver Cables (TRC) to communicate High-Speed/Flexible Data‑Rate CAN, Low-Speed/Fault Tolerant CAN, and/or LIN. Using the NI-XNET driver, you can create applications that require real-time, high-speed manipulation of hundreds of CAN and/or LIN frames and signals. The NI-XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimizing message latency and freeing host processor time. C Series Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Modules work well in applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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PXI FlexRay Interface Module
FlexRay Interface
PXI FlexRay Interface Modules provide two fully functional FlexRay interfaces, allowing an individual electronic control unit (ECU) to be connected to the interface when other cold-start nodes are not available. You also can use the interfaces individually to connect two separate FlexRay networks while maintaining full performance on each interface. PXI FlexRay Interface Modules work well in applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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Autonomous Vehicle Simulation
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Ansys Autonomous Vehicle Simulation provides a solution designed specifically to support developing, testing and validating safe automated driving technologies. This autonomous vehicle simulation solution saves significant time and costs versus traditional development and testing methods by allowing you to exercise your AV/ADAS software stack in a closed loop, with sensor-accurate synthetic data in software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop context with the driving simulator of your choice.
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Battery Cell Simulator
BCS-LABCAR
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The ETAS Battery Cell Simulator (BCS-LABCAR) is a Hardware-in-the-Loop system which specifically targets the signal-level test, validation, and calibration of battery management systems (BMSs). The BCS-LABCAR is a high-precision Battery Cell Simulator that emulates the behavior of individual battery cells and packs across a wide range of challenging operating conditions, e.g. cell balancing over-charging, deep discharging, or pulse operation. The system is highly modular and thus scalable to emulate battery packs from a single cell all the way up to 200 cells.
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Test for Model-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop
RT2
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ETAS RT2 is a powerful test tool for testing of functional models (MiL) and software (SiL). It contains the following parts of the testing lifecycle: modeling, execution, assessment, and reporting. ETAS RT2 is specialized for testing of embedded systems with inputs and outputs of continuous or discrete signals. A model based test design approach enables intuitive realization of complex test strategies. Thanks to its capabilities ETAS RT2 enables comprehensive testing activities in the early phases of the development.
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SIMulation Workbench
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A comprehensive framework for developing and executing real-time hardware-in-the-loop and man-in-the-loop simulations.
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Digital Reconfigurable I/O Device
ITA
The Digital Reconfigurable I/O (RIO) Device features user-programmable FPGA for onboard processing and flexible I/O operation. You have complete control over the synchronization and timing of all signals and operations along with custom onboard decision-making that executes with hardware-timed speed and reliability. You can configure user-defined hardware for a wide variety of applications, such as custom digital DAQ, high-speed waveform generation, sensor simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test, custom digital communications protocols, bit error rate testing, and other applications that require precise timing and control.
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ISR Sensors & Advanced Area Effects
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Textron Systems has more than 50 years of experience delivering smart, capable, human-in-the-loop intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sensor systems and advanced area effects (AAE) munitions. These mature, proven and policy-compliant technologies defend those who defend us all. To reliably execute their missions, warfighters require continuous situational awareness and capable assets to:*Detect and identify targets*Fix and track enemy movements *Apply command-and-control capabilities to target and engage enemy vehicles based on rules of engagement *Evaluate and assess
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PXI MultiComputing Remote Control Module
Remote Control Interface
PXI MultiComputing Remote Control Modules enable PXI systems to transfer data at multigigabytes per second with only a few microseconds of latency. You can use these models in applications such as real-time tests, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) tests, and structural tests that need a large number of distributed PXI systems to share data with low latency.
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VeriStand
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VeriStand helps you get your hardware-in-the-loop or test cell control and monitoring system up and running quickly. With a wide range of out-of-the-box functionality that includes configurable data acquisition and logging, test sequencing, and simulation model integration, VeriStand reduces the time needed to test your products. You can also use a variety of software tools to add custom functionality to VeriStand, which makes it flexible enough to adapt to even the most complex applications. Choosing VeriStand gives you the confidence that your test system will perform reliably while providing the flexibility you need to meet your real-time test requirements.
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*C Series CAN Interface Module
CAN Interface
C Series CAN Interface Modules communicate using onboard transceivers for High-Speed/Flexible Data‑Rate or Low-Speed/Fault Tolerant CAN. C Series CAN Interface Modules are either compatible with NI-XNET or the NI-985x driver, depending on model.Using NI-XNET, you can create applications that require real-time, high-speed manipulation of hundreds of CAN frames and signals. The NI-XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move CAN frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimizing message latency and freeing host processor time. C Series CAN Interface Modules work well in applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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Dynamic IR Scene Projectors
Mirage™
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In 1999, SBIR introduced MIRAGE™, the world’s first integrated Dynamic IR Scene Projection System, designed to support hardware-in-the-loop testing of missile seekers, FLIRs, counter measure simulation and tracking systems. MIRAGE™ is a complete turnkey infrared scene projector that utilizes unique resistive emitter array technology to produce high definition dynamic IR scenes. The original MIRAGE™-1 used a 512 x 511 pixel resistive array emitter capable of frame rates up to 200 Hz. Below is a list outlining the progression of the product line and a list of SBIR’s currently available scene generation systems:





























