ECU Testing for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

The research conducted by the advanced development and production development departments of automotive OEMs and suppliers show that much work is clearly being done on electrically powered vehicles and related mobility concepts. Some products have already advanced beyond the experimental stage, while many others are prepared to follow shortly. This has put systematic testing of vehicle electronics into focus in accountable testing departments. During initial conceptual and prototype phases, existing components from conventional vehicles are often used, while the focus was on the electrical powertrain and innovative functions. However, in production development of initial electric and hybrid vehicles, it is now necessary to transfer important findings of the past decades related to E/E architecture validation to the new electric vehicles. What is different in testing vehicle electronics in electrically powered vehicles? How do established test strategies need to be changed, supplemented or even replaced? New Challenges in e-vehicles