This area of business has witnessed rapid growth for Accutest, and as a result of the increasing demand for our expertise and service in this area, the company operation was restructured to allow for a dedicated team to concentrate full time on this sector.

Accutest projects to date have included prototype network and ECU system testing, instrument cluster and audio systems software validation, whole vehicle network validation, safety and restraint system design validation, diagnostic software validation and FMEA verification.

Network Integration has also played a key role. Due to the growing complexity of network systems, perhaps using a variety of network protocols, Accutest’s expertise in real-time communications and networks has been invaluable to customers requiring a coherent process in which to ensure compliant network integration covering interoperability and connectivity issues.

Experience in network, system & software validation:

• EPAS system product verification for the world’s leading steering systems supplier
• Development of a system prototype tester, fitted with an integral camera to capture visual test data for real-time feedback to update calibration variables and provide automatic test & validation results directly to the operator
• Whole vehicle network testing for both a major global car manufacturer and the UK ’s leading truck company
• Diagnostic software validation for a major global car manufacturer and a global Tier 1 supplier

Experience in network test and integration:

• Development of CANoe network simulations to simulate a whole vehicle network
• Simulation of ‘rest-of-vehicle’ to exercise a unit or system under test
• Software version management on delivery of modules ensuring functionality is correct to software specification
• Distributed functional implementation planning for a major global car manufacturer
• Design and development of network simulation solutions for multiplex engineering and system integration
• System requirements capture

Example of our work

– a flexible hardware-in-the-loop system to improve testing accuracy and reduce testing time and costs, developed by Accutest