The automotive design chain is one of the most interesting in the electronic system domain. We focus on the electronic subsytem that controls the power train. Car makers such as BMW, Fiat, and Peugeot, specify the distributed system and contract the subsystem design to subsystem companies such as Bosch, Magneti-Marelli and Valeo. These companies are in charge of developing software and hardware platforms using components from semiconductor companies. After the subsystems are delivered, the car makers integrate them into the car. This process is difficult to manage with several inefficiencies along the various hand-off and delivery points. We have developed over the years in collaboration with companies such as BMW, Magneti Marelli, ST and Cadence a design methodology that assist the design chain. I will present the capture of the specifications for engine control with hybrid systems, the design of control algorithms and their implementation as software on programmable platforms. Finally I will present the design of a programmable platform, Janus, that is optimized for power train control.
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