Learn how to use the most common tools to test and verify automotive controllers and software.

Course gives the participants the ability to implement a framework for testing of automotive software and also to have a solid basic knowledge about several key concepts necessary for understanding the design of a testing process. Participants will be capable to understand methods for testing of automotive software and to write simple programs that run in such environment.

Course topics:

• Testing of control loop systems consisting of hardware and software and control loop testing problems in automotive

• Concepts of hardware-in-the-loop (HiL), software-in-the-loop (SiL), machine-in-the-loop (MiL), emulation, simulation, in-vivo,
  in-vitro, in-silico testing

• Transition from HIL>SIL>MIL and tradeoff understanding with specific automotive examples

• Automotive HiL components: ECU, network, sensors, actuators

• Automotive testing process: modeling, configuration, calibration, testing, measuring, evaluation

• Overview of available tools and ways of working: VECTOR VT Systems, VN 8XXX boxes, ECU VC121, VECTOR CANdela, CANape, CANoe, vFlash

Hardware (required): Computer with Internet connection, working speakers and microphone.

Software: Chrome browser.

Course Typically Offered: Live Online in Fall quarter (mid June - August), Winter quarter (mid January - March), Spring quarter (April - mid June) or Summer quarter (mid June - August).

Prerequisites: Students should have basic software development knowledge gain from either industry experience or appropriate level of undergraduate studies.

Next Step: To further practice and deepen the knowledge in automotive engineering, consider taking the remaining courses from the Automotive Engineering catalog (NIT-AU-XX).

Course Number: NIT-AU-04

Duration: 2.00 units (~20 live teaching hours, ~40 hours of individual practice and preparation work)