| Author | Lindenbacher, Thomas |
| Note | A research project submitted in partial ful llment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Engineering
in Mechatronics (MT), School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Background A modern, top-end car has up to 70 microcontrollers installed. These microcontrollers
control the in ation of the airbag at the right time, activation of the windscreen
wiper as soon as it starts to rain or alert the driver in case of passenger's seat-belt is not
fastened. And so, electronics are playing a major role in today's automobiles, not only for
energy e ciency and safety but also for performance and comfort. To ease the development
of innovations in future, AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) has come into
place. AUTOSAR is describing open and standardised software architecture for car development.
The standard is created and supported by automotive companies, automotive suppliers
as well as tool manufacturers.
Research and Methodology An overview of AUTOSAR, bus systems and PCB design is
given to enable the reader to understand further chapters. The development of the automotive
electronic control unit is described in detail from the creation of the schematic to the board
layout design and nally the hardware veri cation via ordinary C-code. The following part is
describing the con guration process for the AUTOSAR compliant basis software.
Conclusion A lot of challenges have to be considered in the development of an automotive
electronic control unit. The target of creating a hardware platform which is capable of running
the AUTOSAR compliant code in the future has been achieved. The electronic control
unit which is used to drive a sunroof motor includes all necessary components to work in
a modern automotive environment. Although the AUTOSAR basis software could not be
nished, it still gives a deep insight into the standardised architecture and shows how ECU
software development can be handled in the future. |
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Research Report |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Microelectronics (ME) |
| Chairperson(s) | Mongkol Ekpanyapong; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Manukid Parnichkun;Bohez, Erik Lucas Julien ; |