This paper shows how architecture description languages can be tailored to the design of embedded automotive control software. Furthermore, graphical modeling means are put in an object oriented programming context using classes, attributes and methods. After a survey of typical automotive requirements, an example from a vehicle’s body electronics software shows the component based architecture...

Products made of compliant sheet metals are widely used in automotive, aerospace, appliance and electronics industries. One of the most important challenges for the assembly process with compliant parts is dimensional quality, which affects product functionality and performance. This paper develops a methodology to evaluate the dimensional variation propagation in a multi-station compliant asse...

In order to save resources and prevent global warming, there has been a present need in recent years to reduce the volume of CO2 emission and it improves the fuel consumption of automobiles. The trend in the automotive applications is to improve efficiency and to reduce volume and weight. Under these circumstances, the mechanical parts in the automobile industry are being replaced by electronic...

Machine vision systems based on 3D triangulation are employed in a range of industries from automotive and electronics manufacturing to lumber mills. While the basic concept of measurement using triangulation is simple, there are a number of important details that must be addressed when implementing such systems. These include how laser-based 3D triangulation systems are configured and how lase...

The authors surveyed the automotive and consumer electronics industries in North America and Japan between 1997 and 2001, and report that assembly manufacturers in these industries placed orders in week N-2 for production in week N. However, the order is supported by the 12-week rolling forecast, and more especially by the 4-week forecast, which is sent in month N-1 for the production of month ...

Alebel Arage, Wolf M. Steffens, Goetz Kuehnle, Rolf Jakoby Robert Bosch GmbH, Automotive Electronics Driver Assistance / Development Long Range Radar, Daimlerstrasse 6, D-71229 Leonberg, Germany, (+49)711/811-47434, [email protected] Technische Universität of Darmstadt, Institute of Microwave Engineering, Merckstrasse 25, D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany, (+49)6151/16-4893, [email protected]...

Products traditionally regarded as mechanical or electronic products, are more and more dependent on software and firmware. Software is used to implement functions that earlier have been done in mechanics or electronics, thus software is becoming an integral part of products. Examples of such multi-technology products can be found in many industries such as consumer products, telecommunications...

Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Keimyung University, Taegu 704-701, Korea National Core Research Center for Hybrid Materials Solution, Pusan National University, Busan 609-73...

The remarkable increase in counterfeit parts (a factor of 4 since 2009) [1] is a huge reliability and security concern in various industries ranging from automotive electronics to sensitive military applications increasing the possibility of premature failure in critical systems [2-5]. Counterfeit parts can also incur a great financial loss to legitimate electronics companies [6]. The issue is ...