WO2022258233A1 - Verfahren zum prüfen einer softwareanwendung und softwareanwendungsbezogenen daten eines fahrzeugs, computerlesbares medium, system, und fahrzeug - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for checking a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle.
- the invention further relates to a computer-readable medium for testing a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle, a system for testing a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle, and a vehicle comprising the system for testing a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle.
- An assignment of software applications and software application-related data to vehicles can be complex due to the large variety of vehicles.
- the high complexity of the assignment of software applications and software application-related data to a vehicle can result in the assignment of software applications and software application-related data being subject to errors. For example, if an incorrect software application and/or incorrect software application-related data is transmitted to a vehicle, errors in the operation of the vehicle and/or vehicle failure may occur.
- Methods are known from the prior art for checking a logistical assignment of the software application and the software application-related data. However, the content of the software application and/or the software application-related data is often not checked, or not for all vehicle variants.
- one object of the invention is to efficiently avoid incorrect assignment of software applications and software application-related data to a vehicle.
- the invention is distinguished by a method for checking a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle.
- the method can be a computer-implemented method.
- the method includes receiving a first vehicle configuration.
- the first vehicle configuration may be part of a vehicle configuration.
- a part of a vehicle configuration can be, for example, a drive configuration and/or a control unit configuration of a vehicle.
- the first vehicle configuration can be a complete configuration of a vehicle.
- the first vehicle configuration preferably includes all vehicle data with which a vehicle can be built.
- the method can receive all or part of all vehicle configurations of a vehicle type or multiple vehicle types and apply the method iteratively to each of these vehicle configurations.
- a vehicle type can be, for example, a series and/or a vehicle type from a vehicle manufacturer.
- the method includes receiving a test parameter, the test parameter including a technical characteristic of the first vehicle configuration.
- the test parameter can be specified by a user and received by the method.
- the technical property of the first vehicle configuration can be a technical property of the overall vehicle, a technical property of a (partial) component of the vehicle, and/or a technical property of a part of the vehicle.
- the method also includes determining a target value for the received test parameter and determining a first software identifier as a function of the first vehicle configuration.
- the method can determine the first software identifier depending on a predefined relationship using the first vehicle configuration.
- the predefined dependencies can specify dependencies for a vehicle configuration, in particular for the first vehicle configuration.
- the relationship knowledge can specify dependencies on technical properties, configuration options, (partial) components and/or parts of the vehicle.
- the first software identifier can be determined by evaluating the dependencies of the object dependencies.
- the method includes identifying the software application and the software application-related data using the first software identifier. For the Determining the software application and the software application-related data One or more databases can be queried using the first software identifier to determine the software application and the software application-related data. Furthermore, the method can include determining an actual value for the received test parameter using the specific software application and/or the specific software application-related data. The method checks whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter and the determined target value of the received test parameter match, and provides a test result of the received test parameter for the software application and the software application-related data of the vehicle depending on the check whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter and the determined target value of the received test parameter match, ready.
- the method can check whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter is within a value range and/or in a set of discrete values that is defined as a function of the determined target value of the received test parameter. Additionally or alternatively, the method can use logical, Boolean and/or algebraic rules and/or a predetermined analysis function to check whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter and the determined target value of the received test parameter are correct.
- the method can check the content of the software application and the software application-related data by determining a target value for a first vehicle configuration and comparing this target value with the actual value of the software application and/or the software application-related data.
- the content of the test value can be checked not only for the first vehicle configuration, but for all vehicle configurations. Errors in the configuration of the software application and/or the software application-related data of a vehicle can thus be efficiently avoided.
- the software application-related data can include calibration data and/or coding data of the software application.
- Calibration data may specify an unchangeable configuration of the software application.
- Encoding data may include a changeable configuration of the software application.
- the first vehicle configuration can include a unique identifier of a vehicle type, technical characteristics of the vehicle, and components of the vehicle, and/or the unique identifier of the vehicle type, the technical characteristics of the vehicle and the components of the vehicle can have a first Clearly specify the variant of the vehicle.
- the first vehicle configuration may include one or more identifiers of components of the vehicle.
- the first vehicle configuration can include one or more identifiers of functions and/or function bundles of the vehicle.
- the target value for the received test parameter can be determined rule-based using predetermined rules for the received test parameter. Additionally or alternatively, the target value for the received test parameter can be determined by means of logical expressions, functions, and/or by means of a value range. This allows the target value of the test parameter to be determined efficiently.
- the first software identifier can uniquely designate the software application and the software application-related data of one or more components of the first vehicle configuration.
- the determination of the first software identifier as a function of the first vehicle configuration if no first software identifier is determined or several first software identifiers are determined, the testing of the software application and the software application-related data of the vehicle can be aborted and a test result provided include, wherein the test result indicates an error in determining the first software identifier. An error in an assignment of the software application to the first vehicle configuration can thus be efficiently determined.
- the method can terminate without checking the content, since no clear software application and/or no clear, software application-related data can be determined.
- the determination of the first software identifier depending on the first vehicle configuration if exactly a first software identifier is determined, determining the software application and the software application-related data using the first software identifier, determining an actual value for the received test parameter using the specific software application and/or the specific software application-related data, checking whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter and the determined target value of the received test parameter match, and providing the test result of the received test parameter for the software application and the software application-related data of the vehicle depending on the check whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter and the determined target value of the received test parameter match.
- the content of the actual value of the software application and/or the actual value of the software application-related data can be checked efficiently using the determined target value.
- the actual value can be efficiently checked for plausibility.
- determining the software application and the software application-related data using the first software identifier can include virtual control of the software application and the software application-related data depending on the first vehicle configuration.
- the virtual control can include simulating or emulating the software applications including the software application-related data.
- the virtual control can include simulating or emulating a configuration of the software application using the software application-related data for the first vehicle configuration.
- the same methods are preferably used here as when controlling the software application and the software application-related data during a programming process of the software application during production of the vehicle based on the first vehicle configuration.
- the virtual control of the software application and the software application-related data depending on the first vehicle configuration can include evaluating a Boolean logic, which is linked to the software application and/or the software application-related data, to determine the software application and/or the software application related data.
- determining the actual value for the received test parameter using the specific software application and/or the specific software application-related data can include executing at least one function of the specific software application to calculate the actual value for the received test parameter. This allows the actual value to be checked efficiently with the target value.
- the invention features a computer-readable medium for testing a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer, carry out the method described above.
- the invention is characterized by a system for checking a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle, the system being designed to carry out the method described above.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows an exemplary method for checking a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle
- FIG. 2 shows an example application scenario of the method for checking a drive type
- FIG. 3 shows an example application scenario of the method for checking an engine power configuration
- FIG. 4 shows an exemplary application scenario of the method for checking a sensor configuration.
- FIG. 1 shows an exemplary method 100 for testing a software application and software application-related data of a vehicle.
- the software application can include metadata whose parameters can be checked.
- the software application related data may include application data and/or coding data.
- the method can preferably detect errors in a configuration of a software application and/or software application-related data of the vehicle. The method can ensure correctness of the configuration of the software application and/or the software application-related data.
- Vehicles are often offered in a large number of variants for different geographical regions. This can lead to the software application and the software application-related data having to be created and checked for each variant and/or for each geographic region. The check is preferably carried out whenever there is a change in the software application and the software application-related data during the life cycle of a vehicle.
- the method 100 may receive 102 a first vehicle configuration.
- the first vehicle configuration may be stored in a database and/or the first vehicle configuration may be dynamically generated and received by the method 100 .
- the method 100 can receive all possible vehicle configurations or a subset of all possible vehicle configurations and execute the method for each vehicle configuration, for example the first, second, third, ..., nth vehicle configuration.
- the method 100 may receive 104 a test parameter, wherein the test parameter includes a technical characteristic of the first vehicle configuration.
- technical properties of the vehicle configuration can be: type of drive, maximum speed, idle speed, power, sensor configuration, installation status of a component of the vehicle, configuration parameters of a component of the vehicle.
- Components of the vehicle can be sensors, control units, actuators and/or all other mechanical or electromechanical components of the vehicle.
- the received test parameter may correspond to a target value of the vehicle from which a target value of the software application and/or the software application-related data is determined.
- the method 100 can determine 106 a target value for the received test parameter. The determined target value preferably corresponds to a target value of the software application and/or the software application-related data.
- the method can evaluate predefined rules, in particular predefined test rules, for the received test parameter.
- predefined rules in particular predefined test rules
- One or more test rules can be evaluated for each test parameter in order to determine the target value of the software application and/or the software application-related data.
- the method 100 can determine 108 a first software identifier depending on the first vehicle configuration.
- the first software identifier is preferably unique.
- the first software identifier can be determined by evaluating dependencies depending on the first vehicle configuration.
- the relationship knowledge can include links and/or rules between properties and/or parameters of the first vehicle configuration and/or components of the first vehicle configuration, which are evaluated to determine the first software identifier.
- the method 100 can determine the software application and the software application-related data 110.
- the method can determine an actual value for the received test parameter using the specific software application and/or the specific software application-related data 112.
- the method 100 can also check 114 whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter and the determined target value of the received test parameter match.
- the method 100 can provide a test result of the received test parameter for the software application and the software application-related data of the vehicle depending on the test 114 whether the determined actual value of the received test parameter and the determined target value of the received test parameter match.
- FIG. 2 shows an exemplary application scenario 200 of the method 100 for testing a drive type in detail.
- the method 100 can receive a drive type “AWD” 202 as a test value.
- AWD is short for All Wheel Drive.
- the method 100 may determine a unique software identifier 204 as the first software identifier.
- the method 100 can provide a user with the result of the check “AVD OK check” 212 .
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary application scenario 300 of the method 100 for testing an engine power configuration.
- the method can check software application-related data, in particular application data and/or coding data, for correctness with regard to a given vehicle configuration, e.g. the first vehicle configuration of the method 100.
- the method receives “power 200kW” 302 as a test value.
- a unique software identifier 304 can be determined by the method 100 for the given vehicle configuration.
- method 100 may perform a functional simulation using vehicle torque characteristics and encoder parameters.
- the method for the function simulation can run the software application of the vehicle and determine a maximum power of the vehicle, the actual value of the power, using the torque characteristic and the engine speed of the vehicle.
- the method 100 may check 310 whether the actual power value and the desired power value match.
- the actual value of the power is greater than the target value of the power. For example, this can be due to an incorrect torque characteristic stored in the software application-related data.
- the method 100 can output the test result “performance check not OK” 312 .
- the method can check a sensor configuration of a sensor of a vehicle configuration with regard to the correctness of the sensor configuration.
- the method may receive a unique identifier of the sensor 402 as a test value.
- the method 100 may evaluate a predetermined relationship of a vehicle configuration that includes the sensor to determine a unique software application identifier 404 .
- the method 100 may check 410 whether the actual value and the target value match. In application scenario 400, the actual value does not match the target value.
- the vehicle configuration sensor is incorrectly configured in the software application and/or software application related data.
- the method 100 can output the check result “check sensor not OK” 412 .
- the method can be used to efficiently check the content of a software application and software application-related data for a large number of vehicle configurations in an automated manner.
- the automated content check can efficiently prevent a faulty software application and/or a faulty configuration of a software application with software application-related data for a vehicle during production of the vehicle or when updating the vehicle software of the vehicle.
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