Driving Innovation: The Power of Simulation
Without simulation, engineering next-generation autonomous vehicles simply cannot be achieved (at least not in our lifetime). A widely shared and accepted statistic states that autonomous vehicles cannot be released until at least eight billion miles of testing have been completed, which would require decades to validate physically. Teams in the IAC have just about one year... but they also have Ansys.
Ansys VRXPERIENCE
The development of new intelligent systems and products requires an iterative process that flows from design to virtual testing, then back to design for refinement. Ansys VRXPERIENCE Driving Simulator powered by SCANeR™ has been designed and developed to support this type of iterative process for cutting-edge systems. The solution is an open, scalable and modular driving simulator that enables testing against a variety of objectives and performance requirements. This immersive simulated test-drive experience has been customized for the IAC, featuring a built-in virtual version of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a modified Dallara IL-15 vehicle model. VRXPERIENCE performs exhaustive safety assessments, which empower users to drive millions of miles in days and accelerate development time 1000X compared to physical road testing.
Ansys SCADE Suite
Ansys SCADE Suite is a model-based development environment for critical embedded software to ensure safety. With native integration of the formally defined Scade language, SCADE Suite is the integrated design environment for critical applications, including requirements management, model-based design, simulation, verification, qualifiable/certified code generation and interoperability with other development tools and platforms. SCADE Suite drastically reduces project certification costs by simplifying critical control application design and automating verification, qualifiable/certified code generation and documentation generation. SCADE Suite KCG Code Generator is qualifiable as a development tool under the ISO 26262:2011 at ASIL D safety level.