HMS is one of the leading providers of CAN components for development and production. Under the Ixxat brand, HMS delivers connectivity solutions for embedded control, energy and safety, data communication solutions for automotive applications, and test benches and CAN solutions. As a pioneer of CAN technology, the Ixxat brand has made important contributions to the successful development of CAN in industrial applications. The Ixxat product range has been significantly expanded over the years and, in addition to CAN, has developed other technologies, such as safety, industrial ethernet, automotive/FlexRay and IEEE 1588.

The latest trends in propulsion technologies are leading to changing requirements for powertrain development. Electrification and alternative fuels – such as hydrogen – are strongly pushing the investment in new testbeds in this field as well as the modernization of existing laboratories for new applications. Horiba can offer flexible testing solutions for the validation of all propulsion components (fuel cell, e-motor and battery), up to the complete fuel cell powertrain. Fuel cell powertrain test environments are powerful toolboxes for energy management optimization that can help improve the efficiency and driving range of FCEVs.

Type approval will be changed to RDE testing and new regulatory components will be added in Euro 7. RDE analyzers have to support severe demands such as environment temperature and vibration. Horiba has developed a brand-new technology, IRLAM, using the QCL-IR principle. IRLAM has improved robustness over the conventional QCL-IR yet still embraces the strengths of QCL in terms of high sensitivity and low interference. In the presentation, we will introduce the advantages of using IRLAM products with actual test data. In addition, we will propose the best laboratory system for Euro 7 compliance.

This presentation will illustrate the analysis capabilities of Step-Lab electrical machines by making comparisons with other technologies.

As new technologies emerge, auto manufacturers and suppliers face more test challenges to ensure their electric vehicles and components are safe and meet international standards. MaxEye Technologies offers e-mobility test solutions for the battery, battery management system (BMS), inverter and charging interfaces of EV OBC and EVSE. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing provides a way of simulating sensors, actuators and mechanical components in a way that connects all the I/O of the ECU being tested, long before the final system is integrated. The objective of this presentation is to discuss in detail the significance, approach and advantages of HIL testing of electric vehicles.

With the PACE (personalized, autonomous, connected and electric) trend taking the automotive sector to greater heights, 360° digitization of this industry is a turning point. Traditionally, this industry has been driven by quality-based practices. With the electronics and software content increasing in today’s cars, design and manufacturing practices are also evolving to address the safety and security challenges. In recent times, global standards bodies have come up with new risk-based standards (ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, SOTIF, etc) and a global automotive regulatory framework. The speaker will discuss the current progress in functional safety and security standards and regulatory progress.

Companies often need to make a trade-off between time investment and quality when considering testing. But why not have both? Since its foundation in 1986, Head acoustics has grown to be a reliable partner wherever acoustics, vibrations, or speech, audio and sound quality play an important role, not only in the automotive industry. This presentation will show our company DNA, binaural measurement technology, as well as up-to-date NVH simulation, always with a focus on usability and working time efficiency.

Continuous integration (CI) has become an integral part of state-of-the-art automotive software development. Automated build and functional testing are well-established procedures. To guarantee even higher software quality and safety standards, additional checks can be included into the CI process. Such tests may include pre-build code quality checks as well as resource utilization and timing validation. With the acquisition of the debug tool vendor iSystem, Tasking has extended its product portfolio to cover the entire CI circle ranging from code inspection and compilation up to fully automated on-target testing by means of flashing, test execution and trace-based timing analysis.

This presentation provides an overview of the application of DC sources and DC sinks in the field of electric vehicles during the design and R&D stages.