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VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TEST PLATFORM

Vehicle Management System Test Platform - Right Side View

Real-time HIL test of Vehicle Management Systems for novel and traditional aircraft types

The Vehicle Management System (VMS) Test Platform provides a hardware in-the-loop (HIL) closed-loop test environment for dynamic test of VMSs for electric, fueled, commercial, military, rotary, fixed-wing, piloted and unpiloted types of aircraft. The system provides a real-time environment to simulate all aspects of a vehicle under the control of a VMS, including navigation, stores, environment, weapons, flight surfaces, fuel, propulsion, and brakes. In combination with our battery cell simulator instruments, this capability may be extended to battery management and power systems control as well.

By leveraging commercial, off-the-shelf components in combination with a new mechanism for system design and construction, the VMS Test Platform delivers repeatable, cost-effective testing in a fraction of the time needed for delivery of typical in-house simulation test systems. The VMS Test Platform is based upon the Bloomy Simulation Reference System which reduces overall lifecycle costs and creates a common test platform for closed-loop test systems in System Integration Laboratories (SILs).

Bloomy's VMS Test Platform can be used in a range of test system applications including:

  • Vehicle Management Systems verification and validation
  • System Integration Labs (SILs)
  • Development, production, or maintenance testing
  • “Fly the Box” test of customer return material
  • Development of control laws prior to airframe test
  • Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)/Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)

Bloomy's VMS Test Platform features include:

  • Simulation environment for comprehensive VMS testing
  • Pack and cell-level simulation for complete energy storage subsystem testing
  • Analog I/O including thermistor, RTDs, strain gages
  • Actuator loads including inductive solenoids, torque motors, and indicator loads
  • Discrete switch signals including open/ground, open/Vcc, open/closed
  • Available digital communications including ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553B, FireWire, AFDX, serial
  • Simulation-controlled variable DC power supplies; optional 1Ø/3Ø AC supplies
  • ThroughPoint™ Interface Panels with integrated breakout box functionality


Signal Conditioning and Communication I/O
  Interface TypeChannels
  VDT/Resolver simulation (4W, 5W, 6W)*+8
  Thermocouple simulation*+8
  RTD simulation*+8
  Thermistor simulation+8
  Strain Gauge simulation+8
  Loads (torque motors, solenoid, lamp, etc.)*+16 (8x <5W, 8x >5W)
  Discretes (one-wire and two-wire)+32
  Differential analog outputs to UUT+8
  Potentiometer/variable resistor simulation8
  RS-4222
  ARINC-4298
  AFDX/ARINC-664Optional
  MIL-STD-1553BOptional
  IRIG B1
  Ethernet Test BusOptional
  DC Power2
  AC PowerOptional
Battery Subsystem
  Up to 800V pack voltage simulation
  Individual cell sink/source of 500 mA
  Bulk power via DC supply
Fault Insertion
*Open circuit fault included.
  Other fault conditions (short to ground, pin to pin short, etc.) optional for all signal types
Self-Test
+Self-test standard, calibration optional
  Loopback self-test optional for all other signal types
Computing Resources
  Real-Time Simulation HostPXIe-based, RTOS, up to 8-Core Xeon
  Instrumentation and System ManagementPXIe-based, Windows, up to 8-Core Xeon
Software Environments
  Real-time FrameworkNI VeriStand
  Test ExecutiveNI TestStand
  Data Acquisition and ProgrammingNI LabVIEW, C/C++
  Data Management and AnalysisNI DIAdem
  Software Models23 model types, including LabVIEW, Simulink, MatrixX, C/C++, MapleSim
System Dimensions and Power
  System Chassis1- or 2-bay 40U equipment racks
1-bay:   approx. 78"H (with locking casters) x 23"W x 36"D
2-bay:   approx. 78"H (with locking casters) x 46"W x 36"D
  WeightConfiguration dependent
  Power RequirementsPower requirements vary with selected Ac and DC power supply options
  Emergency Power OffStandard
  Uninterruptible Power SourceStandard for all computing resources
Warranty
  1-year warranty on all hardware components, optional extended warranties available
  3-year software service plan on all NI software products

Contact Bloomy for other options.