Virtual ECU Development for Antilock Braking System (ABS)

Nowadays there is an increasing dependency on electronic content in the automobile sector for safety purposes and performance requirements. This is the reason for Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) being an active feature for the vehicles. ABS is used to stop the vehicle without wheel locking. Conventional techniques used to design and manufacture the Anti-lock Brake System, are based on real-time analysis and design. These techniques are time consuming and are always not compatible with other kinds of vehicles. This paper presents a new method of design and prototype realization of the ABS. This is based on the virtual environment, which gives a generic solution to all kinds of vehicles in real design and manufacturing. Virtualization allows simulation of automotive ECUs on a Windows PC executed in a closed-loop with vehicle simulation model. This approach enables us to move certain development tasks from bench tests and Hardware in the loop to PCs, where they can often be performed faster and cheaper.