In many industries virtual prototyping and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) testing are a standard part of the product and control development processes. Using simulation models to design the product and to test controllers ensures performance and reliability.

The basis for this approach is system simulation: The technical system is reproduced in a mathematical model to predict its behavior on the computer. In this way, it is possible to identify problems at an early stage and to carry out extensive variant studies.
In contrast to detailed fluid dynamics simulation (CFD) or thermal analysis in solids (FEM), system simulation uses coarser spatial resolutions ...