Desktop Simulation and Calibration of Diesel Engine ECU Software using Software-in-the-Loop Methodology 2014-01-0189
Current exhaust gas emission regulations can only be well adhered to through optimal interplay of combustion engine and exhaust gas after-treatment systems. Combining a modern diesel engine with several exhaust gas after-treatment components (DPF, catalytic converters) leads to extremely complex drive systems, with very complex and technically demanding control systems. Current engine ECUs (Electronic Control Unit) have hundreds of functions with thousands of parameters that can be adapted to keep the exhaust gas emissions within the given limits. Each of these functions has to be calibrated and tested in accordance with the rest of the ECU software. To date this task has been performed mostly on engine test benches or in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) setups.
In this paper, a Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) approach, consisting of an engine model and an exhaust gas treatment (EGT) model, coupled with software from a real diesel engine ECU, will be described in detail. A virtual (SiL) test bench is realized with which the diesel engine software functions can be calibrated without any special hardware, using industry- standard calibration tools like INCA from ETAS. Furthermore, this SiL concept is very versatile and can be used in the design of future technologies or new powertrain concepts not currently available in hardware form.
The SiL methodology and its potential for increasing the efficiency of the development and calibration process, together with the tools and models used to set up and run the virtual test bench, are the focus of this paper.
Citation: Lumpp, B., Tanimou, M., McMackin, M., Bouillon, E. et al., "Desktop Simulation and Calibration of Diesel Engine ECU Software using Software-in-the-Loop Methodology," SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-0189, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-0189. Download Citation
Author(s):
Bjoern Lumpp, Mouham Tanimou, Martin McMackin, Eva Bouillon, Erica Trapel, Micha Muenzenmay, Klaus Zimmermann
Affiliated:
MAN Truck & Bus AG, Robert Bosch GmbH
Pages: 10
Event:
SAE 2014 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Control systems
Electronic control units
Catalytic converters
Environmental regulations and standards
Computer software and hardware
Combustion and combustion processes
Calibration
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