Japan Novel Corporation specializes in automated testing systems for automotive software, leveraging technologies like robotics, machine vision, and easy programming tools. With over 12 years of experience, they provide reliable testing solutions utilized by various automotive and mobile device manufacturers. Their system aims to enhance software quality, enabling continuous testing and support for advanced automotive features, including autonomous driving.

1. Robot test system for
Car navigation and Automotive
Japan Novel Corporation
24/3/2017
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© 2017 Japan Novel Corporation

2. I love IoT gadget
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Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP8266, Alexa
Voice Service, LoRaWAN and more.

3. We are “Japan Novel Corporation”.
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Nobel Prize? Novel? Noble?
Company Japan Novel
Foundation 1980/April
Location Tokyo (Head Quarters), Kyoto
Employees 135
Revenue 16 Million$ (2016)
Business Software development and test

4. Automated test system for Automotive software
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Testing Expert in Industry 4.0

5. Popular in Japan
12years of experience from 1st generation product
Many Car Navigation makers, Automotive makers, Mobile network
carriers and Mobile device makers are using our “QC”
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6. Robot runs software testing instead of human
Concept is simple, but difficult to realize
“QC” is based on 3 key technologies
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Robot
Control
Machine
Vision
Easy
Programming

7. 1. Robot Control
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We implement high reliability industry robot to our system.
We developed original commands to make it suit to software testing.
Dial rotation CD insertion/ejectionOpen-close operation

8. 1. Robot Control
Many type of Adapter to hold target device
We can provide a wide variety of adapter according to device shape or user request
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9. 2. Machine Vision
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Real-time virtual screen
Actual device
Camera x4

10. 2. Machine Vision - Robot judges the test result
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11. 2. Machine Vision - Image search
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12. 2. Machine Vision - Image track operation
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13. 3. Easy Programming Tool
If you click virtual screen, then robot touch actual device.
At the same time the system generates the command automatically.
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Touch command

14. 3. Easy Programming User Interface
Test scenario programming window
1. Virtual Screen
2. Command list
Test result window
5. Filter
6. Test result
7. Captured image
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8. Test scenario
9. variable number
3. Test scenario
4. Expected image / Captured image

15. So….
Who will be happy with it?
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16. Automotive Software quality engineer
Increasing Network (CAN, LTE, V2V, …etc)
Link to Smart phone or Tablet
Increasing sensor in automotive
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Testing automation is inevitable!

17. Test scenario can be applied to many testing
Your benefit
 Variations
 No-dependence
to expert
 Test Log
 24h/7d work
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Test
Scenario
Repeat
Test
Regression
Test
Stress
Test
Configura-
tion Test
Foolproof
Test
Smoke
Test
Conflict
Test
Perfor-
mance Test

18. Latest trend in Automotive
Combination test with Smartphone
CAN simulator “CANoe” automation
ACC power reset testing with many situation
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19. Expectation for Autonomous car testing
Testing for Interface between Human and Automotive
Teaching to AI
Automotive network testing
Camera or any other sensor testing
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20. Thank you !
Automotive test engineers and developers in Deutschland, try
automated test system “Quality Commander”.
Visit our booth and watch the demonstration!!  D04, (15)
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Website
https://www.jnovel.co.jp/en/
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/JapanNovelCorp/