Spirent Communications and dSPACE, two leading technology companies, have joined forces to enhance real-time positioning scenarios for Autonomous-Driving Hardware-in-the-Loop (AD-HIL) test systems. This partnership empowers developers to reduce time-to-market and bring innovative autonomous driving solutions to market faster.
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dSPACE and Spirent Partnership Enables Realistic Validation of Vehicle Behavior
The longstanding collaboration between dSPACE and Spirent lays the groundwork for this innovative partnership. By integrating the Spirent GSS7000 High-Fidelity Simulator for global satellite navigation systems (GNSS) into the leading dSPACE AD-HIL solution, customers gain a turnkey solution that enables them to validate vehicle behavior in position-critical scenarios. Real satellite signals are used, and all tools are perfectly aligned with each other.
Spirent and dSPACE Partnership Provides Realistic AD-HIL Testing
The integration of the Spirent GSS7000 simulator into dSPACE’s AD-HIL solution provides an additional sensor for validating AD algorithms, addressing the growing complexity of precision and latency requirements in processing GNSS data for AD applications. With its high-resolution RF signal generation and low latency, the simulator ensures accurate and reliable communication between the partner systems, while dSPACE’s powerful AD-HIL solutions offer simulation interfaces for radar, camera, lidar, and ultrasonic sensors.
Enhanced digital homologation through combined solution by dSPACE and Spirent
The collaboration between dSPACE and Spirent introduces a comprehensive solution for digital homologation, enabling safety-critical function tests that validate the effects of disrupted or altered GNSS signals. This capability is crucial for ensuring the safety and precision of autonomous driving applications. The SimHIL software interface provided by Spirent facilitates efficient and reliable communication between the two systems, further enhancing the testing process.
Seamless integration of Spirent’s high-resolution GNSS simulators enhances autonomous driving validation for dSPACE customers
Dr. Herbert Schütte, Executive Vice President at dSPACE, emphasizes the significance of the partnership, highlighting how the seamless integration of Spirent’s high-resolution GNSS simulators into dSPACE’s test solutions enables customers to comprehensively validate autonomous driving applications. This integration also enhances safety and precision by incorporating accurate position data.
The partnership between Spirent and dSPACE brings together two industry-leading companies to provide comprehensive solutions for simulation and validation in the field of autonomous driving. With a focus on quality, accuracy, and reliability, their complementary portfolios ensure that the next generation of connected and autonomous vehicles can be tested at the efficiency and safety levels demanded by the industry. This collaboration is a significant step towards advancing the development and implementation of innovative solutions for autonomous driving.
Spirent and dSPACE Partnership Enables Comprehensive Validation of Autonomous Driving Applications
The technology partnership between Spirent Communications and dSPACE provides developers of autonomous driving applications with a comprehensive solution to validate vehicle behavior in position-critical scenarios. By integrating the Spirent GSS7000 High-Fidelity Simulator for GNSS into the dSPACE AD-HIL solution, it enables precise and reliable validation of AD algorithms.
The seamless integration of these solutions allows for shorter time-to-market, facilitating faster development and implementation of innovative autonomous driving solutions. By integrating position data, the safety and precision of autonomous driving applications are enhanced, while the combined solution also opens up new possibilities in digital homologation. The partnership between Spirent and dSPACE ensures that the next generation of connected and autonomous vehicles will be tested to meet industry standards for efficiency and safety.
