TraceTronic, solutions provider for automated testing of vehicle software, and IPG Automotive, specialist for vehicle simulation in the fields of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving, optimize the synergy of their systems for a seamless test process at every stage of vehicle software development – from MIL, SIL, HIL to VIL.
The aim of the collaboration between IPG Automotive and TraceTronic is to link two software solutions closer together: CarMaker for virtual test driving, and the Automotive DevOps Platform for test automation and analysis. Both systems are developed further as a joint platform to optimally meet the growing requirements in test processes of software-defined vehicles.
With the seamless integration of the CarMaker product family into the automation tools from TraceTronic, extensive functionality tests for safety-relevant ADAS and AD systems can largely already be performed in the virtual environment. The applied test process is highly automated – from planning and execution to the evaluation of test cases.
The simulations are performed with particularly accurate virtual prototypes and in realistic scenarios. Simulation artifacts are highly reusable across various test environments such as MIL, SIL, HIL and VIL. The optimized simulation core minimizes the necessary resources for big scale simulation studies and, at the same time, increases the level of detail for tests with real-time systems.
The integrated execution distribution automatically distributes test orders for new driving functions to available test resources – on HIL test benches as well as on highly scalable, distributed systems such as cloud and high performance clusters. In addition, freely configurable test reports provide sound feedback on changes in the software code and support detailed error analysis.
The seamless test process throughout all stages of testing therefore enables continuous testing even for complex and extensive ADAS/AD projects. Amongst other things, this shortens the release cycle and speeds up the development of new driving functions.
The close and customer-centric collaboration of both partners ensures that the latest developments are constantly incorporated into the test platform that has been set up.
