A fast simulation environment for smart systems validation in presence of electromagnetic interferences

The paper presents a methodology for the automatic abstraction of analog magnetic components to achieve efficient simulation of complex smart system virtual platform. We aim at facilitating the validation process by allowing the simulation of both functional and extra-functional behaviors of the system with an unified simulation environment. The approach employs a process of simplification which removes unnecessary details of the analog model, enabling a much faster simulation.

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