What does the future hold?
How can we feed an ever-growing world population? How can we work more efficiently with resources and increase yields at the same time? Farmers and manufacturers of agricultural technology are confronted with these questions. And for the former, there is another challenge: How can the lack of succession and labor in agriculture be compensated for?
New technologies, more efficiency
In order to overcome the above-mentioned and many other challenges in agriculture, new technologies and processes are needed to replace particularly mundane and labor-intensive tasks and free up time for other work. The answer to these challenges is provided by autonomous technologies, for example, that use intelligent soil analysis to apply only the required amount of fertilizer or seed or to steer vehicles across the field without a human driver. Artificial intelligence and machine learning coordinate activities and make it possible to make agricultural processes more efficient and self-regulating than ever before.
E-mobility is also playing an increasingly important role in agriculture applications. It is helping to make agriculture more resource-efficient and significantly reduce CO2 emissions. The development of electric motors, battery systems, fuel cells, power electronics components, and charging infrastructures is the path to a more sustainable future for agriculture.
We are your partner all along the way, whether it's in the development, testing, or validation of AI applications, self-driving vehicles, and electrical systems.
HIL simulation instead of on-site tests
Agricultural technology, both new and current, must be tested and validated so that it can be used safely and to ensure that data security is guaranteed. Instead of carrying out complex, time-consuming, and expensive tests in a real environment, tests in a simulation environment are more suitable. In this environment, various conditions, such as the weather, are simulated in addition to the individual vehicle.
As a provider of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) solutions, we have decades of experience in testing and verifying control units. This makes us the perfect partner for your agricultural applications because we know your challenges and have the right solutions. We are not only active in the automotive industry, but our solutions are also used by manufacturers in the aerospace, marine, railroad, mechanical engineering, and power tool industries.
Benefit from our HIL solutions:
- Test systems for developing ECUs that are scalable from small to large
- Simulation of the entire vehicle or integration of real components
- Communication tests between several ECUs
- Bus and restbus simulation, even with missing controllers
Accelerating ECU Development with ISOBUS Simulation
We are enhancing our agricultural toolchain with a new ISOBUS Configuration Tool for virtual ECU testing. Designed for implement manufacturers and tractor OEMs, it simulates communication between key ISOBUS components like the Virtual Terminal and Task Controller. This enables early ECU validation, smooth integration with HIL setups, and reduces development time and testing costs. Delivered via an API-first approach, the tool supports automation and integrates with our existing simulation platforms.
Benefits of our ISOBUS simulation:
- Faster ISOBUS development through early-stage virtual testing
- Lower testing costs and reduced hardware dependency
- Improved ISOBUS compatibility and integration reliability within the dSPACE toolchain
- Seamless integration into automated toolchains
Reach your goal faster with SIL
We also have experience in the area of software-in-the-loop (SIL) from numerous customer projects. In contrast to the hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) method, no control unit and no real-time simulator are required. The advantage of SIL is that the target hardware does not yet have to be defined and the costs are significantly lower due to the lack of a simulation environment. With our solutions for PC and cloud-based simulation, software development and testing processes can be significantly accelerated. We offer a wide range of test solutions, from classic topics such as powertrain and e-mobility applications to functions for autonomous driving.
Benefits of our SIL solutions include:
- Integrated end-to-end test environment for SIL tests across different development stages and for a wide range of applications
- Open SIL solution where you can get all parts from dSPACE, but can also use them with third-party components
- Seamless transition between SIL and HIL
Let us convince you of our competencies
Developing and testing in the agriculture sector involves a wide variety of tasks. Benefit from our knowledge so that you can be sure that your products will work reliably for your customers. As your partner for simulation and validation, we support you according to your individual requirements. If you have any questions on these topics, please do not hesitate to contact us.
