Are you ready to strengthen your automotive engineering skills? This course provides a complete introduction to Model Based Development (MBD), a practical engineering approach that combines system design and software development.
MBD is widely used across modern automotive projects. It supports rapid prototyping, accurate simulation, validation, and deployment of technologies such as electric powertrains, autonomous features, and vehicle control systems.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced engineer, this course helps you build industry-relevant skills required for modern vehicle software development.
- Build vehicle models in Simulink
- Run simulations and validations
- Develop control-oriented models
- Automatic code generation
- Embedded Coder concepts
- Deployment workflow
- Requirement linking
- Traceability workflow
- Development lifecycle integration
- State machine development
- Control logic design
- Mode management
- MATLAB basics
- Simulink fundamentals
- Block modelling
- Signal routing
- Model-In-Loop (MIL)
- Software-In-Loop (SIL)
- Hardware-In-Loop (HIL)
- Condition Coverage
- Decision Coverage
- MC/DC Analysis
- MAAB Guidelines
- JMAAB Guidelines
- Model quality improvement
- Engineers transitioning to MBD workflows
- Developers specializing in automotive software
- Building careers in automotive engineering
- Looking to upgrade technical skills
Course Outcome
A key focus of this course is integrating Model Based Development into the complete automotive development lifecycle, from requirement specification through hardware testing. You will gain practical skills that help you contribute to smarter, safer, and more efficient vehicle development projects.
- Overview of MATLAB and Simulink Environment
- Building Your First Simulink Model
- Basics of Blocks, Signals, Subsystems and Solvers
- Sources, Sinks and Mathematical Operations
- Signal Routing and Logic Operations
- Ports and Subsystems
- Simulation Parameters and Time Steps
- Configuration Settings for Models
- Data Import Export and Diagnostics
- Optimization and Code Generation Settings
- Simulink Data Dictionary and Signal Properties
- Requirement Management
- Requirement Analysis Lifecycle
- Requirement Analysis Demo
- Introduction to Stateflow
- Basics of Stateflow Example
- Engine State Logic Development
- Mode Management Logic Development
- BMS Exercise Practice
- Antilock Braking System Logic Development
- MAAB Modeling Guidelines
- JMAAB Modeling Guidelines
- Naming Conventions and Model Layout
- MAAB Guideline Logic Example
- MIL, SIL, PIL and HIL Simulations
- Test Harness Creation
- Model Coverage Analysis
- Code Generation using Simulink Coder
- Embedded Coder Workflow
- Battery Management SOC Monitor Example
- MIL Validation Workflow
- Assertions and Functional Testing
- Coverage Analysis
- Test Reporting
- Engine Cooling Fan Control Example
- Basic Introduction of SIL
- SIL Testing in Simulink