New Development for Automotive Test Systems

Author: George GILLESPIE – The first major technology trend is a continuation of the powertrain R&D activities which have been ongoing since the mid 1970’s when California began to introduce exhaust gas emissions legislation and over the past 40 years we have seen a complete re-engineering of the internal combustion engine as the industry has made remarkable advances in combustion control and exhaust gas after treatment technologies. Clearly HORIBA has played a major role in this decarbonisation revolution with a series of industry leading gas and particulate measurement systems. The drive to reduce the use of carbon based fuels has migrated into a drive to electrify some or all of the vehicle propulsion system and with California again leading the way there is a determination now to legislate that 100% of the vehicle fl eet must be Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) by 2050. Given the average 17 years to completely replace the vehicle fl eet means that all new vehicles being produced by around 2035 will need to be ZEVs. This is an enormous change from the current ZEV production levels of less than 2% globally. The opportunity for HORIBA is to support this electrifi cation activity with testing solutions for full electric drivelines combined with the development of on board power sources such as battery packs and fuel cells.

Author: Geoff DAVIS – For over 70 years, HORIBA MIRA has supported many of the world’s most prominent vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, by providing them with cuttingedge design, test and development capabilities. The company has remained at the forefront of vehicle development and has broken many records throughout its rich history, by providing customers with services tailored to their exact requirements, by investing in the latest technology, and by fostering a culture of teamwork and innovation amongst its dedicated workforce. HORIBA’s successful acquisition of MIRA in 2015 marked a significant milestone in the history of the company. By combining two highly respected global brands to form HORIBA MIRA Ltd. and by establishing MIRA Technology Park as a centre of excellence in developing the latest transport technologies, the company is continuing to shape journeys of the future around the world by making vehicles safer, cleaner, smarter and rewarding to drive.

Author: Roberto PONTICELLI; Tim EDWARDS; Andrew MALONEY; Anthony BAXENDALE – In this paper some of the latest HORIBA MIRA developments on systems for the simulation and development of automated vehicles are introduced. For the structured environment case the emphasis is on the longer term research challenge of developing systems for cooperative automated driving allowing the benefits in both safety and efficiency to be realised in the future. This includes developments on traffic simulations and management systems since these will also be key to reaching the longer term vision of cooperative autonomous driving. For the unstructured environment case the emphasis is on the shorter term development challenge of engineering unmanned vehicles that can be safely and reliably deployed in demanding customer specific off-road environments. Finally, some conclusions and a selection of future works are presented.

Author: David WARD – Since the introduction of the first microprocessor-based systems into massproduced vehicles in the 1980s, the electronics content of automobiles has continued to grow. Future trends including moves towards autonomous vehicles and connected cars will continue this growth. Historically disciplines such as reliability analysis and systems engineering have been used to develop robust electronic systems and more recently functional safety as approached in ISO 26262 builds on these foundations. However the future growth means that it is important to consider the holistic issue of resilience of electronic systems with a cross-disciplinary approach incorporating wider issues including cybersecurity and availability properties.