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US 11,042,673 B1Granted
Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle systems testing
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsAngus L. McLean, Jaclyn A. Hoke, Scott S. Rediger, Joshua R. Bertram
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Abstract
A system for manufacturing, testing, integrating, and operating of live or virtual platforms and components thereof uses a simulation engine and/or a testbed engine in a live-virtual-constructive (LVC) environment. The system can be used in a pure simulated environment or for testing of individual subsystems on a live platform (e.g., a live aircraft) with remaining subsystems in simulation, to incremental integration of all subsystems onto live aircraft.
Claims9
A system, comprising:
- a first communication interface configured to communicate with at least one component of a platform, the at least one component associated with a development state, the development state being at least one of a developing state or a complete state;
- and
- a testbed engine configured to:
- determine the development state of the at least one component;
- retrieve a test comprising a test condition to be applied to the platform;
- determine whether the at least one component is enabled to respond to the test condition based on the development state and the test condition;
- if the at least one component is enabled to respond to the test condition, execute the test while monitoring the at least one component to detect at least one of a first output response and a second output response;
- determining at least one regression of the development state of the at least one component based on a detected difference between the second output response and the first output response;
- and
- if the at least one component is not enabled to respond to the test condition, emulate the output response from the at least one component, and execute the test while the output response is being emulated,
- wherein the system further comprises a simulation engine configured to generate a simulated environment based on data received from the platform, and the testbed engine is configured to execute operation of the simulation engine while executing the test,
- wherein the platform comprises a virtual platform speed or pose data for the first platform,
- and
- wherein simulated data comprises a modified speed or pose for the first platform, the modified speed or pose for the platform being determined if the speed or pose is not within an expected parameter for the speed or pose of the platform in the simulated environment.
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