Rapid prototyping speeds up the development of advanced engine control strategies

The increased mandate on fuel economy is driving automotive companies to innovate a variety of solutions against stringent deadlines. This pushes up development costs and leads to greater complexity. Accordingly, many technology evaluations and proofs of concept demand quick setup and efficiency, while keeping cost and complexity in mind.

For almost a year now, the England-born Christopher White has been a member of the ETAS Executive Board of Management and in charge of sales. The RealTimes editorial team had the chance to talk to him about his career and his expectations for working at ETAS

ETAS supports Stuttgart University

At the Chair of Automotive Mechatronics of the Institute for Combustion Engines and Automotive Technology (IVK), engineering students gained detailed insights into modern vehicle mechatronics by taking part in lab internships. One of the internship exercises consists of comparing the CAN (Controller Area Network) fieldbus with the better-performing FlexRay vehicle bus.

Improving the development of electronically controlled systems

More and more development work for new vehicle models is being conducted in the virtual world – including the validation, verification, and calibration of embedded software. Increasingly precise models and more powerful computers are making it possible to integrate and test systems before hardware prototypes are available. Standards play an important role in these …

Effizient und mit hoher Qualität entwickeln

Sicherheit und Qualität sind im Automobilbereich das A und O. Daher müssen Systeme und die zugehörige Software stets einwandfrei funktionieren.

Das heißt, dass man bei deren Entwicklung höchste Qualitätsansprüche erfüllen muss – und dabei gleichzeitig die Kosten nicht aus dem Auge verlieren darf.