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40 Battery testing The vast majority of driverless vehicles are set to be electric, and simulating the battery system is an essential part of the development process. Multiple large battery packs of different chemistries can be tested in environmental chambers, where the temperature of the environment can be varied as part of the HIL system. This type of HIL system is used to evaluate airflow and the effect of locating the battery in different parts of the structure, to minimise the number of temperature sensors needed by optimising the location of the thermocouples, integrate thermal control systems with the rest of the vehicle and assess the variation in temperature between each cell. All of this can then be combined with the battery management electronics running algorithms for the state of charge and battery health, cell balancing and monitoring, the comms between the battery packs and between the packs and the vehicle, as well as the functional testing and failure response. The future New model-based test generation techniques are being developed to target specific use cases or requirements for machine-learning systems far more effectively than can be done using conventional methods. These techniques can significantly improve verification productivity with higher test coverage in an automated fashion, saving engineering effort. The next step is working with the system developers on real-world uses to see how the models perform, and using this to design and build the next generation of test systems. Acknowledgements The author would like to thank Andy Luo of TotalSim, Douglas Carrell of National Instruments, Marc Serughutti of Synopsys, Liang Ma of Delphi, Jace Allen of D-Space and Mike Bartley of Test & Verification Systems for their help with researching this article. August/September 2016 | Unmanned Systems Technology Focus | Simulation and testing CANADA Opal-RT Technologies +1 514 935 2323 www.opal-rt.com GERMANY D-Space +49 5251 16380 www.dspace.com MicroNova +49 8139 93000 www.micronova.de NORWAY DNV GL Marine Cybernetics +47 6757 9900 www.dnvgl.com SWITZERLAND Speedgoat +41 26 670 7550 www.speedgoat.ch THE NETHERLANDS Controllab +31 85 773 1872 www.controllab.nl UK AmFax +44 (0) 1258 480777 www.amfax.co.uk LabSat / Racelogic +44 (0) 1280 823803 www.labsat.co.uk Ricardo +44 (0) 1273 455611 www.ricardo.com T&VS +44 (0) 117 903 1100 www.testandverification.com USA Applied Dynamics International +1 734 973 1300 www.adi.com Bihrle Applied Research +1 757 766 2416 www.bihrle.com Cadence Design Systems +1 408 943 1234 www.cadence.com MathWorks +1 508 647 7000 www.mathworks.com Mentor Graphics +1 800 547 3000 www.mentor.com National Instruments - www.ni.com Synopsys - www.synopsys.com TotalSim USA +1 614 255 7426 www.totalsim.us VT MÄK Systems +1 617 876 8085 www.mak.com Wineman Technology +1 989 771 3000 www.winemantech.com Some examples of simulation & testing technology suppliers