IP Library Granted Patent US 10,768,073
Granted Patent B2
US 10,768,073 · App. 15/775,572 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Method for performing a test with a test specimen on a test bench

Inventors: Hauke Maschmeyer (Darmstadt, DE); Christian Beidl (Eggersdorf, AT)
Assignee: AVL LIST GmbH
G01M17/007G01M15/02G01M15/042G01M15/102
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Patent No.
US 10,768,073
App. No.
15/775,572
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to be able to construct test scenarios for vehicle development, with which tests can be carried out on a test bench during development, according to the present teaching, an output test in the form of a sequence of driving manoeuvres is carried out on the test bench with the test specimen and a value of the target variable is determined in this way. The result of the acquisition of the target variable resulting from the output test is divided into test segments and each test segment is checked for target-variable-critical relevance by means of a predetermined target variable relevance criterion. A driving maneuver assigned to the test segment or an assigned driving maneuver segment is recorded in the test if the target-variable-critical relevance of the test segment is given.

Claims (25)

1. A method for constructing a test for carrying out a test run for a test specimen on a test bench, in order to examine the test specimen with respect to a target variable, comprising:

performing a prespecified output test in the form of a time sequence of driving maneuvers on the test bench with the test specimen;

measuring the target variable during the prespecified output test;

dividing the measured target variable resulting from the prespecified output test into test segments;

checking each test segment for target-variable-critical relevance by a predetermined target variable relevance criterion;

including a driving maneuver or driving maneuver segment assigned to a test segment in the test if the target-variable-critical relevance of the test segment is satisfied.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a target variable relevance value regarding a specific target variable is stored for a plurality of driving maneuvers, and only those driving maneuvers of the plurality of driving maneuvers for which the target variable relevance value exceeds a prespecified value are selected for the output test.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein specific boundary conditions of the test specimen are stored for a plurality of driving maneuvers, and only those driving maneuvers of the plurality of driving maneuvers for which the boundary conditions match the test specimen are selected for the output test.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a driving maneuver is stored as a generic driving maneuver in a driving maneuver database, and a route comprising the generic driving maneuver is selected as a driving maneuver for the output test from a route database comprising known routes.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing the test on the test bench using the test specimen.

6. A test bench, comprising:

a control unit having the test constructed by claim 1 .

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target variable comprises a measure of pollutant emission, acoustics of the vehicle, drivability of the vehicle, or durability of the vehicle.

8. A method for constructing a test for a test bench to examine a test specimen with respect to a target variable, comprising:

performing an initial test in the form of a sequence of driving maneuvers

on the test bench with the test specimen;

measuring the target variable during the initial test;

dividing the measured target variable into test segments;

checking each test segment for target-variable-critical relevance by a predetermined target variable relevance criterion;

including a driving maneuver or driving maneuver segment assigned to a test segment in the test if the target-variable-critical relevance of the test segment is satisfied.

9. A test bench, comprising:

a control unit having the test constructed by claim 8 .

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

repeatedly performing the test on the test bench using the test specimen;

wherein the target variable comprises a measure of pollutant emission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2019
From: MASCHMEYER, HAUKE; BEIDL, CHRISTIAN
To: AVL LIST GMBH
Reel/Frame 048462/0100 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 50965/2015 · Nov 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180335370A1 · Nov 22, 2018
Cited By (1)
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