Research project e-performance - In-car-network optimization for electric vehicles

Abstract

In the automotive domain the permanent increase in functionality led to a vast number of electronic control units (ECUs) in today's cars, but packaging and network bandwidth demands became problematic in the last years. Thus it is vital to integrate more functions per ECU and shift in-car-networking complexity into software. To master this challenge, it is essential to find local and global optimization possibilities, which includes practical software component partitioning strategies while not overlooking the multiplicity of influence factors as well as smart software modules that help to reduce the energy demand wherever possible.