1. Reconfigurable Communication Interface Between FASTER and RTSim
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2. Team Makeup Matthew McCollum Mark Krause Derek Keibler Tyler Gustafson
Team Members:
Matthew McCollum
Mark Krause
Derek Keibler
Tyler Gustafson
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Steward
Client:
John Deere
(Mark Klocke) 2

3. Problem RTSim system was not easily configurable
Each simulation’s inputs & outputs had to be hard coded
Existing modules were interfaced directly to the virtual reality module limiting modularity
Difficult to create/setup different simulations
RTSim was not easily extendable to additional modules

4. Solution Create a new reconfigurable interface
To control a variable number of inputs & outputs of modules and CAN bus
To handle a variable number of modules
A way to create/save/load different configurations
Modify existing modules to comply with new reconfigurable interface solutions
Create documentation for future module development

5. System Block Diagram 5

6. Process Example Dev. A (VR Lab) VR Simulation Setup VR Resource File
Dynamic Simulation Module
Dev. B (Dynamic Analyst)
DSM Resource File
Model B 6

7. Process Example Continued
CAN Database
CAN Log
User (e.g. PV&V)
VR Resource File VR
CoCoA
DSM Resource File
Model B 7

8. Process Example Continued
CoCoA
User (e.g. PV&V)
Config.
File
Interface 8

9. Summary
The RTSim CoCoA allows quick/simple creation of simulation configurations
Increased modularity of the Reconfigurable Interface design allows for easy addition modules
John Deere will now be able to easily create and run various simulations 9

10. Questions 10