the virtual engine control unit vecu (virtual ecu) is a software replacement for a hardware ecu, which allows it to execute ecu software as it does on the target ecu hardware. the virtual ecu based on matlab® and simulink® provides an effective simulation platform to integrate all the components and perform effective co-simulation to test and calibrate the ecu functions.
using a vecu based on matlab and simulink in the development process has many advantages:
- desktop environment/emulator
- easy setup
- application software with virtual hardware for testing and calibration
- additional degrees of freedom during testing
- improved reproducibility of tests without actual hardware impact
- non-destructive testing of various hardware components
- cost optimization
