Development of a Testing Assembly for Powertrain Speed Sensors

Abstract: Knowledge about the speed and the direction of the di˙erent shafts in the gearbox and the engine of trucks is becoming more and more important, especially as the industry moves towards autonomous vehicles. The most common way to measure these parame-ters today is by using inductive or Hall sensors. Testing and benchmarking these sensors has a large significance for heavy truck manufacturers such as Scania.In order to test these components, a rig assembly was constructed. In this project a LabVIEW program was developed for controlling the rig and gathering the required data. The aim of the rig was to try and simulate the behaviour of the components that are commonly measured in the gearbox or the engine, as well as use it for testing and benchmarking new rotational speed sensors. In order to achieve this, di˙erent processes were studied that cover certain working conditions in a Scania truck. The rig’s ability to follow these processes was then studied. In addition, a test case for inductive and Hall sensors was also presented.It is shown that the implemented solution for testing the sensors can be used for benchmarking di˙erent sensors and can be a useful tool for future sensor development at Scania. However, the rig with its current hardware was unable to closely replicate processes that are of interest. There are a lot of improvements that have to be made in order to properly simulate the behaviour of the powertrain components that are of interest for speed sensor applications.