Continuous delivery for simulation-model development

Abstract

The usage of simulation models is popular within the development in Automotive Industry. Simulation models are used to early evaluate new functionality in Model-in-the- Loop setups and to test Electronic Control Units in Hardware-in-the-Loop arrangements. Along with the increasing functionality in current vehicles, the necessity of suitable simulation models growths. Autonomous driving is one area where functional complexity growths rapidly and a complete virtual vehicle model is necessary to enable testing within a simulation environment. We present an approach to handle the complexity and variety of simulation model development efficiently. Therefore the principles of Continuous Delivery, known from software development, are applied to increase productivity and reliability of simulation model development.