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Area of Science:

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Embedded Systems Design
  • Control Systems

Background:

  • Vehicle control algorithm development is costly due to generic real-time systems.
  • Need for integrated, cost-effective solutions for control system design and deployment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a low-cost electronic control unit (ECU) for both development and implementation of vehicle control algorithms.
  • To demonstrate a hybrid System on Chip (SoC) approach for real-time vehicle control.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a hybrid SoC integrating a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and an Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) processor.
  • Implemented modular programming for parallel task execution, bypassing the need for a real-time operating system.
  • Developed a single binary file for integrated processor code and FPGA hardware description.

Main Results:

  • The proposed ECU met real-time requirements for vehicle controls through parallel task execution.
  • Integrated data recording enabled effective evaluation of implemented algorithm performance.
  • Modular programming and SoC architecture facilitated seamless transitions between design, testing, and implementation phases.

Conclusions:

  • The developed low-cost ECU effectively supports the design, testing, and implementation of vehicle control algorithms.
  • The hybrid SoC approach offers a cost-effective and efficient solution for automotive real-time control.
  • The system's unified programming model simplifies updates and accelerates the development cycle.