One of the main challenges of cosimulating hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems in real-time over the Internet is the fidelity of the simulation. The dynamics of the Internet may significantly distort the dynamics of the network-integrated system. This paper presents the development and experimental validation of an iterative learning control (ILC) based approach to improve fidelity of such networked system integration. Toward this end, a new metric for characterizing coupling fidelity is proposed, which, unlike some existing metrics, enables the formulation of the problem of improving system fidelity without requiring any knowledge about the reference dynamics (i.e., dynamics that would be observed, if the system was physically connected). Next, using this metric, the problem of improving fidelity is formulated as an ILC problem. The proposed approach is illustrated on an experimental setup simulating a hybrid electric powertrain distributed across three different sites with a real engine and battery in the loop. The conclusion is that the proposed approach holds significant potential for achieving high fidelity in Internet-distributed HIL (ID-HIL) simulation setups.
Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Engines,
Internet,
Iterative learning control,
Simulation,
Batteries,
Generators,
Hardware,
Errors
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