Model-Based Development Services - OptM Solutions

Model-Based Development Services

Overview

Model Based Development allows teams to move from concept to implementation much faster by enabling early system simulation and automatic code generation. Engineers can verify and validate control algorithms at the model level, reducing time spent on manual coding and debugging later in the cycle. With MBD, simulation and testing happen before hardware is ready, ensuring functional correctness early. Models serve as an executable specification, reducing human errors typically introduced during hand-coding and integration. MBD provides a common visual framework that connects system engineers, control designers, and software developers. This shared environment ensures everyone works with a unified design reference, improving traceability from requirements to production code. Once models are created and validated, they can be reused across different projects or hardware platforms, improving scalability. Parameterized models allow for quick adaptation to new variants, product lines, or markets.

Model-Based Design Overview

What We Offer

We provide comprehensive MBD services to manage all phases of the V-cycle development process, ensuring robust and efficient system realization.

  • Requirements Traceability and Management

    Linking system requirements directly to design models and test cases for compliance and auditability.

  • Plant Modeling / System Identification

    Developing mathematical replicas of the physical system for controller testing.

  • System Architecture Design (MBSE)

    Using models to define the system architecture, requirements, and interfaces for a single source of truth.

  • System Modeling and Simulation

    Creating mathematical and visual representations of dynamic systems and simulating their behavior.

  • Automatic Code Generation

    Generating production-grade, optimized embedded code directly from verified models, minimizing manual coding errors.

  • Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP)

    Quickly implementing control models on high-speed, real-time prototype systems for early design verification.

  • Automated Test Case Generation

    Accelerating validation and verification cycles by automatically generating test cases from models.

  • Integrated x-in-the-Loop Testing

    Comprehensive verification via Model-in-the-Loop (MIL), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Processor-in-the-Loop (PIL), and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments.

  • Automated V&V and Simulation

    Continuous validation and verification (V&V) using high-fidelity simulations and Automated Test Case Generation throughout the development lifecycle.

  • Homologation-Ready In-Vehicle Services

    Complete end-to-end integration, calibration, and validation services to prepare the final embedded system for regulatory testing.

Our Platforms and Tools Expertise

We bring deep expertise across industry-standard platforms to deliver robust, production-grade embedded control solutions. Our team is proficient in model-based design workflows enabling faster, more reliable, and scalable product realization.

Microcontroller & Hardware

  • NXP S32K142 / S32K144 / S32K344
  • Qualcomm QCA7005 / QCA7006 AQ
  • Infineon TC1793
  • STMicroelectronics STM32F745VGH6

Software & Development Tools

  • MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow
  • Vehicle Network Toolbox™
  • Requirement Toolbox™
  • Signal Processing Toolbox™
  • Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™
  • Vector vSignalyzer
  • NXP FreeMASTER
  • NXP S32 Design Studio
Technical Insights

Model-Based Development Scope

How we utilize MATLAB/Simulink and SIL/HIL testing to automate safety-critical software generation.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Model-Based Design accelerate our time-to-market if our hardware isn't ready?
By enabling early system simulation and verification at the model level, MBD allows testing to happen long before physical hardware is available. This early V-cycle testing helps detect and fix design errors immediately, significantly reducing development time and the need for manual debugging later in the cycle.
Can these models be reused for future vehicle variants or different markets?
Yes. Once the core models are created and validated, they function as highly scalable, parameterized frameworks. This allows engineering teams to quickly adapt and reuse the exact same models across different projects, new product lines, or completely distinct hardware platforms.
How do you ensure the generated code complies with strict safety and audit requirements?
We enforce continuous requirements management by linking overarching system requirements directly to the design models and automated test cases. This ensures end-to-end traceability from the initial system requirement down to the final production code and test results, guaranteeing compliance and auditability.
Do you assist with physical vehicle integration and regulatory certification?
Absolutely. Beyond simulation and automatic code generation, we provide complete homologation-ready in-vehicle services. Our engineers handle the end-to-end integration, system calibration, and final validation required to prepare the embedded system for regulatory testing and certification.
How does model based design for embedded systems improve regulatory compliance?
Our model based design services enforce continuous requirements management by linking system requirements directly to the design models and automated test cases. This end-to-end traceability guarantees auditability and strict compliance for safety-critical embedded architectures.
Can automotive model based design accelerate physical vehicle integration?
Yes. Because robust model based system design relies on highly accurate mathematical replicas of physical systems, we can execute comprehensive x-in-the-Loop validation early in the development cycle. This ensures the final model based design software is homologation-ready for seamless in-vehicle integration and regulatory certification.

Why Us

Accelerated Development

Early testing in the V-cycle helps us detect and fix errors at the design stage, significantly reducing development time and accelerating product launches.

Guaranteed Quality and Reduced Costs

Our use of automatic code generation eliminates human coding errors, resulting in higher quality, more resilient systems.

Enhanced Compliance and Traceability

We implement a model-based workflow that ensures end-to-end traceability from system requirements to final code and test results.

Superior Collaboration and Visualization

MBD provides a common, visual language that improves collaboration between multidisciplinary teams.

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