Autonomous Systems and Simulators

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2 Autonomous Systems and Simulators Nancy Dib Marketing Manager, NI

3 Towards Future Air Transport Requirements and Challenges Greening air transport Increasing time efficiency Customer satisfaction and safety Improving cost efficiency Protection of aircraft and passengers Air transport of the future Source: EU Transport Research 3

4 Technologies Carbon Composites Noise and vibration reduction Unmanned systems Wireless communication Satellites signals (Galileo, GPS, GLONASS ) Complex Systems such as simulators 4

5 Ground Test Systems STRUCTURAL TEST TEST CELLS Applications Static/Fatigue, Dynamic Turbine test rigs System Integration Labs Wind Tunnel Test & Control Applications Engine/motor dynamometers Component dynamometers Chassis dynamometers 5

6 Autonomous Systems Autonomy is a capability (or a set of capabilities) that enables a particular action of a system to be automatic or, within programmed boundaries, self-governing. 6

7 Sense Think Act #robotsrock 7

8 Applications Reconnaissance Search and Rescue Counter-insurgency Border infiltration monitoring Unmanned vehicles Disaster management Aerial photography Surveillance Battlefield Extraction Landmine detection etc.. 8

9 Top 3 Challenges 1 Designing intelligent and reusable software 2 Translating algorithms to embedded hardware 3 Connecting to the real-world 9

10 Challenge #1: Designing intelligent & reusable software Cognition Code Mission Execution Code Real Time Control Code Motor Code Real World (Physics) 10

11 Advanced Robotics Requires a Lot Software Robotics Software User Interface Machine Vision Sensors and Measureme nts Control Logic 11

12 LabVIEW Robotics Graphical system design software framework IP for navigation, steering, kinematics, and more Deployment to Real-Time and FPGA hardware Tools for integrating text-based algorithms Connectivity to various sensors and actuators Physical Simulation of real-world applications 12

13 Challenge #2: Translating algorithms to embedded hardware Cognition Code Mission Execution Code Real Time Control Code Motor Code Real World (Physics) 13

14 Embedded Systems need PLC/PAC Custom Design SBC/Embedded Plants and machine builders want better control capabilities in their automated systems. Need optimized automation Trend toward using FPGAs and higherlevel tools for a more integrated tool chain. Makes design easier Need for open, PC-based architectures to quickly develop solutions Deliver quality measurements 14

15 Embedded Value Chain Traditional Embedded Value Chain Versus Graphical System Design Silicon Technologies, Silicon Vendors Custom high-performance bus interface ASIC Embedded RTOS Vendor FPGA compile chain Device Packaging (OEM, etc) Original Design Mfg (ODM) Hardware compliance Boot Loader, Flash and Download Utilities USB, Enet and other not Implementation stacks Focus on Innovation, Drivers for System Services (Interrupt Control, Power, DMA, Bus Interface Unit Control) Algorithm Design Verification System Design System Simulation System Deployment 15 System Maintenance

16 Benefits High-Level Software Flexible Hardware Integrated Hardware and Software Platform Single Board RIO LabVIEW RIO Architecture. Analog I/O Processor Real-Time or PC-Based FPGA Digital I/O Specialized I/O Custom I/O Bus Protocols Communication Motion Wireless HMIs Third-Party I/O Vision Alliance Partners IP for Control, Analysis, etc. 16

17 Cognition Code Mission Execution Code Real Time Control Code Challenge #3: Connecting to the realworld Motor Code Real World (Physics) 17

18 Integrate Vision, Motion, and Display Technology to Build a Complete Solution Benefits High-Level Software Flexible Hardware Integrated Hardware and Software Platform IP Camera GigE Camera Analog Frame Grabber Analog Camera Motor Drivers and Drive Interfaces HMI Display Sensors and Actuators NI LabVIEW Touch Panel Module LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module Vision Development Module NI CompactRIO 18

19 Advanced Control ESO E-ELT 19

20 We were able to rapidly prototype our system for FedEx with LabVIEW and CompactRIO and create a final deployed solution with NI Single-Board RIO all in under a year. Jeremy Snow, Ventura Aerospace Fire Suppression System 20 Ventura Aerospace

21 The NI CompactRIO controller provides the processing speeds, low-power consumption, ruggedness, and compactness necessary to successfully collect and communicate atmospheric data, unpressurized, at Laurel A. Watts, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder altitudes of 64,000 ft aboard unmanned aeronautical platforms like the NASA Global Hawk. Harsh-Environment Instrument 21 NASA Global Hawk

22 Simulators and Trainers in Defense and Aero 22

23 Block Diagram of a Simulator Operator station with Controls and heads-up display I/O Handling System Control system simulation Instructor Station Graphics Server Feedback, Motion Audio and I/O Video and Graphics 23

24 I/Os Diverse Slow DC to RF Varied types of Sensors Capable of Sensor simulation Compact Synchronized Easy to configure Sensor Simulation capable Modular Handle Closed loop controls 24

25 Control Loops Multi rate control loops Best response times Minimal latency in data acquisition and transmission Parallel loops Synchronization Interlocks Communication Buses MIL 1553 CAN ARINC CIGI 25

26 Real-Time models to be simulated The MathWorks, Inc. Simulink software LabVIEW LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module Esterel SCADE Suite Tesis DYNAWare models NI MATRIXx SystemBuild C/C++/FORTRAN/Ada MapleSim models from Maplesoft SimulationX from ITI GT-POWER engine models from Gamma Technologies Inc. AVL BOOST AVL CRUISE Dynacar from Tecnalia CarSim from Mechanical Simulation* AMESim from LMS* Dymola models from Dynasim** Simulink is a registered trademark of 26 The MathWorks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

27 Application Architecture Real-Time Testing and Simulation Software RT Stimulus Generation Data Logging Test Automation Single-Point I/O Alarming Calculated Channels Deterministic Model Execution User Account Management Multi-Chassis Synchronization Multi-Chassis Data Sharing Closed-Loop Control Scaling and Calibration Multi-Chassis Systems PXI 27 CompactRIO* Single-Board RIO* * 128MB DRAM or great required

28 WORKSPACE Hardware Calibration RT Stimulus Profile Editor Data Log File Viewer System Health Monitor Macro Record/Playback Alarm Configuration Channel Faulting Model Parameter Manager Single-Point I/O Channel Forcing Model Execution Parameter Updates Server Communication NI VERISTAND ENGINE Calc Ch Processing RT Stimulus Generation Alarm/Procedure Exec Custom Devices I/O Drivers 28

29 WORKSPACE Hardware Calibration RT Stimulus Profile Editor Data Log File Viewer System Health Monitor Macro Record/Playback Alarm Configuration Channel Faulting Model Parameter Manager Server Communication Server Communication I/O Drivers I/O Drivers Clock Synchronization 29 Deterministic Data Sharing

30 Environmental Simulation NASA Chamber B- Johnson Space Center "For the first time, NASA can achieve the ±3 F end-to-end accuracy requirements for thermocouples with commercial offthe-shelf technology." -James Dean, Jacobs Technology 30

31 Systems Integration Testing Lab FADEC APU Flight Controls Avionics Landing Gear We selected NI VeriStand for our Legacy 500 Iron Bird because of the breadth of functionality the environment provides out of the box, which significantly reduces our development efforts. - M.A. Pires, Testing Device Development Coordinator, Embraer 31

32 Questions? 32