Mapping the CAE Tools for the Development of EVs

This document explores the evolving role of systems engineering and multi-domain CAE tool integration in the development of electric and autonomous vehicles.

The presentation focuses on how Modelica-based modelling, Dymola, FMI/FMU standards, Simulink, VeSyMA, and virtual testing environments such as rFpro can be combined to support Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), digital twin development, and cross-domain simulation workflows. The research highlights the increasing complexity of electrified and autonomous vehicle architectures, including tightly coupled thermal, electrical, mechanical, control, and sensor systems, and demonstrates how integrated simulation environments enable performance analysis, thermal management optimisation, ADAS validation, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL), Driver-in-the-Loop (DiL), and Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) testing. The work also emphasises the importance of open standards such as FMI and Modelica for improving interoperability between CAE tools, accelerating development processes, and enabling scalable virtual engineering workflows for next-generation electric vehicle systems.