Simulation Framework of embedded systems in armored vehicle design

Abstract: Embedded systems are a mixture of electric and mechanical hardware along with the software that is controlling them. BAE Systems Hägglunds, which designs and builds armored vehicles, is interested in knowing how to simulate these systems for logic validation and testing different design variations.  The goal of this thesis was to create a framework for carrying out these simulations. This was done by analyzing hardware and software design at BAE and Identifying the necessary conditions for creating a model which can be simulated.  Matlab Simulink is suggested as the tool for these simulations. The framework suggests dividing the model into smaller modules which reflects design principles at BAE. These modules will be made up of sub-modules containing hardware and software in layers. The hardware foundation will be made up of pre-designed components created in Simulink’s physical simulation library. The software will be imported into specialized sub-modules and integrated into the hardware using proposed bridge functions, converting information between the two systems. The framework is designed to provide a comprehensive solution instead of a deep one that can be adapted to changing circumstances. Tests have been made on small-scale systems, but the framework still needs to be tested on a large-scale system, which was not possible during this thesis. In conclusion, this is a stable foundation that needs to be built upon.