> The combination of virtual and real components leads to substantial increases in development efficiency. F O C U S 3 1 the virtual world, in other words the simulation, is usually to a large extent separated from the real world – the physical component test. To overcome future challenges, such as the huge increase in complexity as a result of novel technologies, or the ever more stringent legal conditions, vehicle engineers have to ask themselves in what way they could pool the expertise and information that already exists within their company. EFFICIENT LINK BETWEEN TOOLS & PROCESSES The Integrated and Open Development Platform, one of AVL‘s strategic pillars, breaks new ground by transforming the customer‘s nonintegrated and heterogeneous tool landscape into a smart tool network,” Günter Lang, Project Manager of IODP, explained. IODP solutions are developed in cooperation with some of the world‘s leading OEMs and have already been used in a substantial number of successful projects. VIRTUAL/REAL PROTOTYPES One of the main goals of the IODP is to ensure function-oriented development at the level of the complete system in early development phases. The idea is to ensure that the engineers never lose sight of the complete vehicle at any given time. For this purpose, purely virtual prototypes consisting of individual component models are created at the beginning of the development process and tested in a virtual environment. Later on, once real hardware components are available, only the missing parts are added in the form of simulated components. To consistently design and test such functional prototypes, all of the generated data, automation procedures and processes need to be interlinked. Functional prototypes consisting of a combination of virtual and real components allow engineers to make design-related decisions very early on in the development process. This involves the joint use of methods such as multidisciplinary simulation, model-in-the-loop or hardware in-the-loop systems. With all of the necessary information being available at all times, this system simulation approach allows you to assess a system‘s functions and the way it interacts with its environ- in model-based development. The strategy seeks to develop solutions that are neutral, open and flexible, and capable of interlinking all elements of the vehicle development process. The solutions concern simulation models, development environments, data, automation procedures and processes. They go beyond differences between manufacturers and eliminate the boundaries between the virtual and the real world. “The main idea behind the IODP is to make the development process significantly more efficient
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