Unified approach to HIL and driving simulation
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is crucial in automotive development, enabling precise validation while optimizing time and costs. At the expo, Meccanica 42 will introduce Virtual Column, an innovative software that bridges HIL test benches and dynamic driving simulators, addressing vehicle-level simulation needs and component-specific testing, such as steering systems.
By integrating the steering feedback unit (SFU) and steering robot (SR) through Virtual Column, engineers can seamlessly test a real steering system in HIL environments and dynamic simulators, ensuring accurate performance replication.
To validate this approach, key maneuvers – including ramp steer, weave and track tests – were conducted, demonstrating a high correlation between virtual and real-world conditions. The results confirm that Virtual Column preserves the steering system’s behavior, enabling precise evaluation in controlled lab tests and immersive driving scenarios.
This innovation enables a holistic validation strategy, enhancing both steering component testing and full-vehicle dynamics analysis. Engineers gain deeper insights into steering response, passenger impact and safety-critical conditions, ensuring a more robust and efficient development process.
By seamlessly bridging component-level and vehicle-level testing, Virtual Column optimizes HIL workflows, driving forward both simulation fidelity and real-world accuracy.
Booth: 8408
By integrating the steering feedback unit (SFU) and steering robot (SR) through Virtual Column, engineers can seamlessly test a real steering system in HIL environments and dynamic simulators, ensuring accurate performance replication.
To validate this approach, key maneuvers – including ramp steer, weave and track tests – were conducted, demonstrating a high correlation between virtual and real-world conditions. The results confirm that Virtual Column preserves the steering system’s behavior, enabling precise evaluation in controlled lab tests and immersive driving scenarios.
This innovation enables a holistic validation strategy, enhancing both steering component testing and full-vehicle dynamics analysis. Engineers gain deeper insights into steering response, passenger impact and safety-critical conditions, ensuring a more robust and efficient development process.
By seamlessly bridging component-level and vehicle-level testing, Virtual Column optimizes HIL workflows, driving forward both simulation fidelity and real-world accuracy.
Booth: 8408
