Automotive

What is Software-in-the-Loop?

Running control software in simulation without physical hardware, to iterate quickly on logic and edge cases.

no hardware · 1,000 runs

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SIL runs software against...

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Run software-in-the-loop on the valve controller first. SIL caught a timing bug before we booked the HIL stand.

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Run the lane-change logic in software-in-the-loop through your engineering tools before we book the rig: 1,000 simulated cuts-in, with the five worst outcomes ranked by minimum gap.

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