AL-KO: Automated testing of the trailer stabilization algorithm
Challenges at AL-KO
- Wide range of utility trailer variants
- System for active trailer stabilization (ATC) must work in any variant
Methods and solutions
- Functional testing through automated test drives with DYNA4 vehicle simulation
- Focused trailer selection
- Characteristic assesment with sensitivity analyses
- Extreme test coverage with more than 32.000 simulations
Benefits
- Optimization and improvements of the control algorithm
- Reduction of road tests on specific, critical trailer variants
More information
- Overview software and engineering for trailer simulation
- Simulation-based investigation of active trailer stabilization for use in utility trailers, presentation at the 5. International Commercial Vehicle Technology Symposium 2018