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doi:10.1016/S0164-1212(03)00073-6 
Copyright © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Rapid prototyping of real-time control laws for complex mechatronic systems: a case study
Received 3 December 2002;
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Abstract
Rapid prototyping of complex systems embedded in even more complex environments raises the need for a layered design approach. Our example is a mechatronic design taken from the automotive industry and illustrates the rapid-prototyping procedure of real-time-critical control laws. The approach is based on an object-oriented structuring allowing not only central control units but also distributed control units as needed by today’s designs. The implementation of control laws is a hardware-in-the-loop simulation, refined in steps and reducing the simulation part at every one of these. On the lower level, common platforms, such as FPGAs, microcontrollers or specialized platforms, can be instantiated.
Author Keywords: Mechatronics; Distributed controller realization; Rapid-prototyping; Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Article Outline
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Rapid prototyping of complex mechatronic systems
- 3. Software integration platform
- 3.1. Rapid prototyping of control laws
- 3.2. Controllers in hardware
- 3.3. Creating the distributed application
- 4. Rapid-prototyping hardware platforms
- 4.1. Rapid prototyping of ECU hardware
- 4.2. Asynchronous architecture
- 4.3. Overview of other rapid-prototyping platforms
- 5. Applications
- 6. Conclusion
- References
- Vitae
