DETROIT, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovations in electronics technology for
engineering development processes are being demonstrated at the 2004 SAE World
Congress and Exposition, March 8-11 by dSPACE, a German-based high-technology
company with its North American head office in Novi, Michigan.
A market leader and innovator in solutions and systems for development of
embedded electronic controllers, dSPACE provides hardware, software and
engineering support services for controller testing, prototyping control
algorithms, automatic production code generation and controller calibration.
At exhibit booth #2601, dSPACE has demonstrations highlighting the latest
embedded controls development technologies of the dSPACE product line in
various application scenarios:
* ECU Function Prototyping with the dSPACE MicroAutoBox(TM) -- a real-time
in-vehicle hardware platform that performs fast, functional prototyping
of control algorithms. The demonstration showcases bypass technology for
integrating new functions into existing ECUs. The dSPACE FlexRay
interface will also be demonstrated at this station. FlexRay is an
emerging standard for implementing X-By-Wire communications, and dSPACE
supplies a fully integrated solution to address this development area.
* Target Implementation with dSPACE TargetLink(TM) -- a highly efficient
production code generation software tool. This tool provides the ability
to generate production-quality C code directly from Simulink models,
which can then be integrated for a production ECU. This increases
productivity and reduces the overall software development cycle.
TargetLink can generate code for multi-rate models, with support for
OSEK real-time operating systems. In addition to highly efficient ANSI
C code, TargetLink generates further optimized code for a variety of
microcontroller and compiler combinations. TargetLink features a data
dictionary to manage variables allowing design, software and calibration
engineers to share information for seamless workflow through the
development and testing of code.
* ECU Testing with the dSPACE Virtual Vehicle Dynamics Simulator -- an
innovative approach to testing entire vehicle ECU networks by combining
Engine, Transmission, and Vehicle Dynamics simulators. In addition to
the networked Simulator, dSPACE will also display its latest offering in
the HIL computation platform and its next generation HIL I/O board,
capable of supporting dual voltage systems up to 60 Volts.
* ECU Calibration with the dSPACE Calibration System -- a new solution for
the optimization of ECU parameters for both in-vehicle and test bed
calibration. In modern development processes, the calibration and
measurement of ECU parameters is rapidly moving away from the end of the
development process and toward its earlier phases. The intelligent
concept of the dSPACE Calibration System enables the performance of
calibration and measurement tasks throughout all development stages.
This single solution supports simultaneous bypass and calibration
applications through dSPACE's XCP Generic Memory Emulator and Generic
Serial Interfaces.
"dSPACE provides an optimal mix of standard solutions and customer-
specific engineering," said Kevin Kott, president of dSPACE, Inc. "We help
mechatronic system manufacturers shorten software development time while
improving system reliability with real-time systems for controller
prototyping, automatic production-code generation, virtual system tests, and
ECU calibration."
dSPACE Technical Session Schedule for SAE paper presentations:
* Monday, March 8, 2004 at 3:00 p.m.
Paper #2004-01-0303 Room W2-63
A Case Study in Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing: Development of an ECU for
a Production HEV
Deepa Ramaswamy, Ford Motor Co.; Walt Stuart, Visteon Corp.; Ryan McGee,
Ford Motor Co.; Shiva Sivashankar, Amit Deshpande, Emmeskay, Inc.; Jace
Allen, Kevin Rzemien, dSPACE, Inc.
* Monday, March 8, 2004 at 4:00 p.m.
Paper # 004-01-0708 Room W1-55
Development of Safety-Critical Software Using Automatic Code Generation
Michael Beine, dSPACE GmbH; Rainer Otterbach, Thomas Thomsen, dSPACE
GmbH; Michael Jungmann, MTU Aero Engines GmbH
* Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.
Paper #2004-01-1240 W2-68
An Overview of Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Systems at Visteon
Syed Nabi, Mahesh Balike, Jace Allen, Kevin Rzemien
* Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 4:00 p.m.
Paper # 2004-01-1724 Room W2-68
Testing Networked ECUs in an HIL Virtual Car Environment
M. Ploeger, J. Sauer, M. Buedenbender, J. Held, dSPACE GmbH; F.
Costanzo, M. de Manes, G. Di Mare, G. Ferrara, A. Montieri, Elasis SCPA
Cr Auto
About dSPACE
dSPACE is a market innovator and leading producer of engineering tools for
embedded controller development and testing. It provides integrated hardware
and software for prototyping control algorithms, automatic generation of
production code, controller testing, controller calibration and engineering
support services. dSPACE systems enable manufacturers of controllers and ECUs
to dramatically reduce their development times and costs to noticeably
increase product quality.
Founded in 1988, dSPACE has its headquarters in Paderborn, Germany, and
engineering project centers in Munich and Stuttgart, Germany. In addition to
its Novi, MI, subsidiary, the company has subsidiaries in France and the
United Kingdom, and representatives worldwide. Today, more than 10,000 dSPACE
systems are in use worldwide, serving customers in the automotive, aerospace,
agricultural, educational, engineering, robotics and noise & vibration
industries. More information is available on the Internet at
http://www.dspaceinc.com.
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Related links:
http://www.dspaceinc.com
http://www.sae.org/congress
CONTACT:
Louise Hackett of dSPACE, +1-248-567-1231,
Cell Phone, +1-248-921-5348, lhackett@dspaceinc.com; or Larry
Weis, +1-248-647-8621, lweis@usautocom.com, or Jan Krol,
+1-248-647-8621, jkrol@usautocom.com, both of AutoCom Associates
for dSPACE
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