Function Development

The number of functions and interconnections with other control units continues to grow, due to the rising complexity of that tasks that need to be performed. Since most applications within the engine management system are very critical in terms of the operating safety, the growing system complexity has to be kept reliable and safe regarding system performance. Therefore, the delivery of complex distributed, ultra-reliable embedded systems within an acceptable time-to-market period is becoming a major challenge for automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

To meet these challenges, a new generation of development tools for control units will become more and more important. Graphical function development, real time operating systems, automatic code generation and rapid controller prototyping are some of the development tools used for this new area. The modern software development process becomes more transparent, flexible and even faster. This is the key to meeting the current and future challenges in reliable software development.