VeriStand Electric Motor Simulation Toolkit Overview

Electric motor simulation is the process of imitating the control and operation of a real-world electric motor over time. The simulated electric motor is typically a part of the hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, which is widely used in the development and test of complex real-time embedded systems. Simulating an electric motor that runs in the HIL system allows you to design and debug the application without depending on the physical electric motor.

When you simulate an electric motor, you can
  • validate the mechanical parameters of the motor,
  • test algorithms for controlling the motor behaviors,
  • verify if the simulated motor works with the controller and I/O modules in the HIL system before you deploy and run the application on real hardware.
The technique of electric motor simulation is becoming increasingly popular in industrial development because of its efficiency, safety, duration, and advantage of saving the cost of all tools and effort.

With the Electric Motor Simulation Toolkit, you use the palette VIs, examples, and sample projects to design an HIL system and model the motion of real electric motors in a real-world system.

You configure the motor parameters and test the control algorithms with efficiency in a simulated system. When you can ensure that the control algorithms work satisfactorily, replace the simulated motor with a real electric motor.

You can further replace the control algorithms with a real controller, such as an electronic control unit (ECU).