Architecting and Modeling Automotive Embedded Systems

Good design and management of automotive electronics
and software provides a strong competitive
advantage. Electronics are driving current
innovations but must be introduced in the vehicle
without compromising the final price tag. At the
same time electronics has to compete with, and win
over, the dependability of proven mechanical
solutions. This book provides a broad perspective on
the topic of Architecting and Modeling Automotive
Embedded Systems to help improve costs and
dependability by understanding technologies, methods
and management. An overview of applications and
technologies of automotive electronics is given,
together with a deeper discussion on the cost-
efficiency and dependability requirements posed on
automotive systems. Also a quantitative method for
modular architecture design,
based on an information model, is described. Such an
information model is a key enabler for managing the
increasing complexity of automotive electronics, it
provides the analyzability needed to ensure the
dependability of the systems. The ideas and methods
presented in this book have been developed and tried
in an industrial setting through a range of case
studies.

Autorentext
Ola Larses, PhD: Graduated with an MBA and an MSc in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University. Performed Doctoral studies to a PhD at The Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm while working with Systems Engineering at Scania CV AB. Currently working as System Architect at FLIR Systems AB.

Klappentext
Good design and management of automotive electronics and software provides a strong competitive advantage. Electronics are driving current innovations but must be introduced in the vehicle without compromising the final price tag. At the same time electronics has to compete with, and win over, the dependability of proven mechanical solutions. This book provides a broad perspective on the topic of Architecting and Modeling Automotive Embedded Systems to help improve costs and dependability by understanding technologies, methods and management. An overview of applications and technologies of automotive electronics is given, together with a deeper discussion on the cost- efficiency and dependability requirements posed on automotive systems. Also a quantitative method for modular architecture design, based on an information model, is described. Such an information model is a key enabler for managing the increasing complexity of automotive electronics, it provides the analyzability needed to ensure the dependability of the systems. The ideas and methods presented in this book have been developed and tried in an industrial setting through a range of case studies.