Opal-RT Technologies Demonstrates Industry-leading Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulator Technology at SAE 2006 World Congress

   Opal-RT Technologies
   Booth #1910
   SAE 2006 World Congress
   April 3-6, 2006
   Cobo Center, Detroit MI

  Demonstrations at the Opal-RT Technologies booth:

Members of Opal-RT's technical team will be demonstrating solutions based on the company's flagship technology -- RT-LAB. The highlights of Opal-RT's booth demonstrations include:

RT-LAB TestDrive

First introduced at SAE 2004 World Congress, TestDrive, Opal-RT's high- volume, low-cost simulator has helped engineers develop and test ECU software for powertrain, body electronics, and advanced power systems. At this year's World Congress, Opal-RT will demonstrate the new user interface, TestDrive GUI v2, a Tactile Interface Module that combines the "touch and feel" of static simulators with closed loop simulation and test automation, and a multi- processor TestDrive. The demonstrator at this SAE World Congress will be a motorcycle engine ECU test bench.

RT-LAB MX Station

Opal-RT sets the standard for rapid prototyping of power electronic controllers. With support for Pentium M and Pentium 4 HT single- and dual- core processors, the RT-LAB MX Station rapid prototyping platform offers all the processing power, Hardware in the Loop and FPGA development capabilities of the company's flagship RT-LAB Engineering Simulator. However, RT-LAB MX Station's compact, ruggedized footprint means the engineer can easily take it out of the lab and use it anywhere to handle on-site service, in-vehicle testing and other rapid prototyping tasks.

RT-LAB Electric Drive Simulator

As hybrid powertrain engineers develop components with switching frequencies beyond the traditional 10-20 kHz range, Opal-RT has expanded the bandwidth of the RT-LAB Electric Drive Simulator to one a megahertz (1MHz) so engineers can continue to develop a highly accurate virtual hybrid powertrain for hardware in-the-loop simulation. Engineers are able to take motor and power electronics models from Simulink to FPGA-based hardware for both model computation and I/O management.

Opal-RT will also be showcasing how RT-LAB Engineering Simulators work with Mechanical Simulation Corporation's CarSim, Imagine's AMEsim, MotoTron's MotoHawk and Expert Control's ecVERSIM.

RT-LAB is the real-time technology that revolutionizes the way model-based design is performed within the engineering organization. Through its openness, RT-LAB has the flexibility to be applied to any simulation and control problem, and scalability to provide a low-risk entry point for any application, allowing the developer to add computation power where and when needed -- whether to dramatically speed up simulations or for real-time hardware-in-the-loop applications.

Opal-RT Technologies in the Mathworks Pavilion (booth #1170):

Opal-RT will also be participating in the Mathworks Pavilion at World Congress, demonstrating the RT-LAB Electric Drive Simulator. As hybrid powertrain engineers develop components with switching frequencies beyond the traditional 10-20 kHz range, Opal-RT has expanded the bandwidth of the company's simulators to one megahertz so they can continue to develop a highly accurate virtual hybrid powertrain. Engineers are able to take motor and power electronics models from Simulink to FPGA-based hardware, where model computations and I/O all completed within one microsecond.

Opal-RT Technical Paper Presentation Schedule:

Presentation Title: Using Real-Time Simulation in Hybrid Electric Drive and Power Electronics

Development: Process, Problems and Solutions

Presenter: Christian Dufour, Electrical Systems Specialist - Opal-RT Technologies Inc.

Session: Simulation and Modeling Mechatronics (Part 1 of 2) (Session Code: AE15)

  Date: Monday, April 3, 2006
  Time: 10:00 a.m.
  Location: Room D3-22/23

Presentation Title: Development of a Model-Based Powertrain and Vehicle Simulator for ECU Test Benches

Presenter: Alan Soltis, Application Engineer - Opal-RT Technologies Inc.

Session: Controller System Software Testing and Validation (Part 2 of 2) (Session Code: AE25)

  Date: Thursday, April 6, 2006
  Time: 3:45 p.m.
  Location: Room W1-51

  About Opal-RT Technologies Inc.

Opal-RT provides software, hardware, and related solutions for real-time simulation applications, with the aim of enabling real-time parallel processing through flexible and affordable technologies. The company offers a full range of engineering simulation products -- from enabling technologies to turnkey engineering simulators -- and consulting services that include systems integration, software development, simulation and modeling, problem-solving, and training. Opal-RT's core expertise is in distributed hard-real-time simulation, with experienced engineers designing real-time simulators for automotive, electrical power, aerospace, robotics, and other industries where fidelity and fault tolerance requirements push rapid prototyping and hardware- in-the-loop testing to their limits. Opal-RT's unique approach integrates parallel, distributed computing with commercial-off-the-shelf technologies. The resulting RT-LAB product range enables customers to develop simulations quickly, easily, affordably, and competitively. Opal-RT's customers include AISIN, DaimlerChrysler, DENSO, Ford, GM, Toyota, and other companies and universities leading the development of hybrid powertrain and vehicles. For more information about Opal-RT's range of Engineering Simulators and Distributed Processing Tools, see http://www.opal-rt.com/ .

PRNewswire -- April 3