Testing Control Systems of Trucks and Truck-Trailer-Combinations With Hardware In The Loop – Very Real Tests In a Virtual World

This article presents state-of-the art of modern hardware-in-the-loop systems for testing electronic chassis control systems in trucks and in truck/trailer combinations. In the last few years, hardware-in-the-loop has proven to be a time and cost-saving testing method for passenger cars, ideally complementing real driving tests. Due to the increasing functionality and complexity of chassis control systems in trucks, HIL will certainly prove to be a key technology for testing control systems of trucks.