MA – Real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulation of an aircraft’s on-board electrical system for validating protection algorithms

The aim of this master thesis is to set up a real-time hardware-in-the-loop (RT-HIL) simulation of the onboard electrical system of an aircraft and to use this system to validate protection algorithms.

The first step is to port an existing Simulink model developed at TUBS to the real-time simulation (RTS) hardware (OpalRT or Speed goat), and to code a protection algorithm developed at TUBS on an FPGA microcontroller as a device under test (DUT). The simulation loop (RTS + FPGA microcontroller) must then be closed and tested.

The developed real-time environment will then be used to simulate various fault scenarios and to validate protection algorithms.  In the course of this, you should also develop and test your own ideas and protection strategies. The results of the studies must be documented in detail and in a comprehensible form.

Bearbeiter: Shahi Varun

Betreuer: Herman Jiope (TU Braunschweig)

Verantwortlicher: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin März