Dynamic Virtual Prototyping for Control Engineering

Virtual prototypes, or digital mockups, are the§foundation of digital engineering and product§lifecycle management. While virtual prototyping has§been a valuable tool for control system analysis for§years, there is a growing interest for designing§control systems directly on the basis of virtual§prototypes. Closing the gap between control design§and virtual prototyping would help to avoid§duplication of models, minimize design errors,§facilitate adaptation to product changes, improve§collaboration between product lifecycle processes,§and shorten time to market. But this is hindered by§the heterogeneity, complexity, incompatibility and§incompleteness of models comprising virtual§prototypes and the models required for the control§system development. This book lays out concepts,§identifies methods and tools, and provides§application examples for integrating control system§development and dynamic virtual prototyping a§subclass of virtual prototyping. The intended readers§include system designers and integrators, control§engineers, computer-aided engineering experts,§virtual prototyping systems users and producers. Virtual prototypes, or digital mockups, are the§foundation of digital engineering and product§lifecycle management. While virtual prototyping has§been a valuable tool for control system analysis for§years, there is a growing interest for designing§control systems directly on the basis of virtual§prototypes. Closing the gap between control design§and virtual prototyping would help to avoid§duplication of models, minimize design errors,§facilitate adaptation to product changes, improve§collaboration between product lifecycle processes,§and shorten time to market. But this is hindered by§the heterogeneity, complexity, incompatibility and§incompleteness of models comprising virtual§prototypes and the models required for the control§system development. This book lays out concepts,§identifies methods and tools, and provides§application examples for integrating control system§development and dynamic virtual prototyping a§subclass of virtual prototyping. The intended readers§include system designers and integrators, control§engineers, computer-aided engineering experts,§virtual prototyping systems users and producers.