Is the reuse of avionics software feasible or even recommendable in automotive applications? This was one of the questions the research project VirtuOS tried to straighten out. The research team also addressed the question if such software meets the requirements of the safety standard ISO 26262. The VirtuOS team – researchers from the Berlin Technical [...]
Automotive supplier Continental has announced a new Engine Management platform generation, the System 3 (EMS3), which governs fuel injection and ignition with more precision than before. It also coordinates electric automobile motors and monitors their battery charge status. The system thus maximizes the interplay between a hybrid’s internal combustion engine and its electric motor. The [...]
In the automotive industry, the aspect of functional safety increasingly gains importance in the design of new functions – in the first place for applications involved in braking and steering the car. But powertrain-related applications are also subject to functional safety considerations – for instance in automatic transmissions where today a microcomputer shifts gears. For [...]
STMicroelectronics has integrated remote control technology from RealVNC onto its automotive-grade infotainment application processors. The integration will simplify and accelerate the roll out of mobile-to-vehicle connectivity solutions, supporting the seamless and safe interplay of phones, apps and cars. Smartphone-centric in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems are the next step in mobile convenience; they allow the car to [...]
A research team from the Bremen University in Germany is developing a damage identification and recording system for automotive usage. The system acquires and processes data caused by mechanical vibration and structure-borne noise in cars. The project targets car sharing operators, but the configurable system could also tackle other applications such as logistics. The growing [...]
Austriamicrosystems’ Full Service Foundry business unit is extending its 0.35 µm High-Voltage CMOS fabrication service to offer ESD protection up to 8 kV at 50 V and up to 4 kV at 120 V operating voltage in ICs. The ICs are fabricated on the company’s specialist H35 process. Austriamicrosystems’ ready to use ESD protection solution [...]
While electric vehicles, driven by energy from renewable sources, could be an attractive option for urban mobility, e-cars derived from conventional cars are too heavy and too expensive to gain the acceptance of the masses. Light cars, in contrast, do not reach an acceptable level of safety. The Technical University of Munich has now launched [...]
Automotive tier one Delphi claims it has achieved a breakthrough in common rail fuel system technology for heavy-duty diesel engines. The systems, which have been introduced at the 33rd Vienna Motor Symposium (April 26-27) combine proven hardware with an innovative architecture, allowing vehicle manufacturers to meet tough Euro VI emissions standards without significant modification to [...]
Up to 15 percent more kilometers per battery charge just by improving the energy management systems – this is the goal of a research project led by the Dresden Institute for Automotive Technology. The researchers expressly do not intend to modify or change the battery itself. Instead, intelligent networking of car and infrastructure as well [...]
Nexteer Automotive has developed an electronic architecture for its electric power steering (EPS) systems that will make integration of new electronic features faster and provide greater functional safety. The architecture gives car manufacturers a single, customizable 12-volt platform for all passenger vehicle types, from low-cost micro-cars to the highest-specification luxury SUVs. The architecture will enable [...]