AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) is a standardization initiative of leading automotive manufacturers and suppliers that was founded in autumn of 2003. The goal is the development of a reference architecture for ECU software that can manage the growing complexity of ECUs in modern vehicles.
In 2017, the AUTOSAR development partnership added a new standard to its line-up that is based on POSIX operating systems: the AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform. The previous AUTOSAR standard will be continued under the name AUTOSAR Classic Platform. Vector provides a field-proven AUTOSAR solution which is tuned to your needs – offering a comprehensive tool range of design and development tools, ECU software and services around AUTOSAR.
Your Situation
Many AUTOSAR projects lack dedicated software architecture and related skills resulting in technical debt and rework.
Illusion of a transferable software architecture due to AUTOSAR framework and good AUTOSAR products:
- Insufficient or no specific architectural activities, just utilization of AUTOSAR tools and technologies
- No specific documentation of the architecture, just artefacts generated by AUTOSAR tools
No dedicated architecture:
- Architectural drivers are not determined leading to unspecific and unfocused architectures
- Systematic evaluation of an architecture is not possible
- Design principles and design patterns are not utilized
- Design decisions are not made explicitly
Severe quality issues:
- Lack of measurable quality requirements
- Violations of AUTOSAR conventions
- Inconsistencies of architecture with implementation
- Safety and Security mechanisms are not sufficiently considered
Our Solutions
Successful AUTOSAR migration is a change project with the 3 dimensions of process, technology and competences.
At Vector Consulting we recommend AUTOSAR CheckPoint before starting the transition. The focus areas are:
- Introduction to AUTOSAR technology basics, migration from legacy solutions to AUTOSAR Classic or Adaptive and efficiency improvement with Vector tools.
- Based on Vector experience and our industry’s best practices, we will check your current environment, products, architectures and capabilities. Improvements relevant to your successful transition to AUTOSAR will be outlined and implemented.
- With AUTOSAR CheckPoint, risks, weaknesses and gaps will be listed together with specific recommendations, a roadmap and alignment for the affected AUTOSAR project.
- The AUTOSAR CheckPoint is performed in the form of a 5-day onsite workshop.
Your Benefits
- Systematic Identification of typical risks and problems
- Corrective actions and measures are taken in time
- Avoidance of late and costly rework and technically insufficient solutions
- Competence development and coaching for software architects
- Solid approach of applying AUTOSAR Technologies with necessary foundations, proper modeling and validation strategy
Reference Project
An automotive Tier-1 has replaced the home-brew ECU operating system and changed to an industry-proven AUTOSAR classic software stack. Efforts for introduction and hardware requirements have been underestimated, and the lead project was delayed.
