WP1 Software Architecture

Background
For the realization of Integrated Safety Systems (ISS) a powerful, highly dependable in-vehicle electronic architecture – both hardware and software – is necessary. Those elements, which are not competition-relevant for OEMs and suppliers, must be standardized to achieve an improvement in system quality with shorter development times and lower system costs. One major part of this electronic architecture is the software architecture upon which the Integrated Safety Systems shall be executed.

Main Objectives
In the past years, computer-based systems have taken on a major role in the provision of functionality in vehicles such as cars and trucks. Computer-based systems and especially future integrated safety systems in vehicles have high demands on reliability, but also on cost. As the replication of software is virtually free, this is an attractive way to implement functions. Reusing previously verified and validated software also contributes to reducing the cost of ensuring the quality of the software. The main objective of WP1 is to provide a basis for software-based functionality in vehicle electronic systems providing common services upon which further applications can be built, including:

Principles for software topology issues such as common services and mechanisms, module integration, and interface between common modules.
Basic fault tolerance and diagnosis mechanisms and their integration in the overall software topology.
Concepts for software gateway features, e.g., firewalls for use with telematics.

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Layered architecture of the software platform

Expected outcome
The work in WP1 is expected to give the following results:

Collection and analysis of the overall requirements concerning a software architecture that shall provide a platform for Integrated Safety Systems. These requirements shall take into account needs from the Integrated Safety Systems as well as from external sources (e.g. standards, hardware architecture).
Concepts and designs for a software platform for Integrated Safety Systems, including principles for the software topology, required services for integrated safety, interface between software and hardware, gateway services (both intra-domain and inter-domain).
Prototype implementation and proof of concept for key aspects of the defined software architecture.

Partners:

Contact:
Volvo Technology AB
Dr. Martin Hiller
SE-40508 Göteborg
SWEDEN

	WP1 Software Architecture Background For the realization of Integrated Safety Systems (ISS) a powerful, highly dependable in-vehicle electronic architecture – both hardware and software – is necessary. Those elements, which are not competition-relevant for OEMs and suppliers, must be standardized to achieve an improvement in system quality with shorter development times and lower system costs. One major part of this electronic architecture is the software architecture upon which the Integrated Safety Systems shall be executed. Main Objectives In the past years, computer-based systems have taken on a major role in the provision of functionality in vehicles such as cars and trucks. Computer-based systems and especially future integrated safety systems in vehicles have high demands on reliability, but also on cost. As the replication of software is virtually free, this is an attractive way to implement functions. Reusing previously verified and validated software also contributes to reducing the cost of ensuring the quality of the software. The main objective of WP1 is to provide a basis for software-based functionality in vehicle electronic systems providing common services upon which further applications can be built, including: Principles for software topology issues such as common services and mechanisms, module integration, and interface between common modules. Basic fault tolerance and diagnosis mechanisms and their integration in the overall software topology. Concepts for software gateway features, e.g., firewalls for use with telematics. Layered architecture of the software platform Expected outcome The work in WP1 is expected to give the following results: Collection and analysis of the overall requirements concerning a software architecture that shall provide a platform for Integrated Safety Systems. These requirements shall take into account needs from the Integrated Safety Systems as well as from external sources (e.g. standards, hardware architecture). Concepts and designs for a software platform for Integrated Safety Systems, including principles for the software topology, required services for integrated safety, interface between software and hardware, gateway services (both intra-domain and inter-domain). Prototype implementation and proof of concept for key aspects of the defined software architecture. Partners: Contact: Volvo Technology AB Dr. Martin Hiller SE-40508 Göteborg SWEDEN