Automotive Embedded Systems & Applications

Automotive Embedded Systems & Applications - vehicle informatics & control, components, car comm, CAN & LIN, TTP, ZigBee

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Description

A warm welcome to the Automotive Embedded Systems & Applications course by Uplatz.


An embedded system is an electronic or computer system which is designed to control, access the data in electronics based systems. This system includes a single chip microcontroller such as cortex, ARM and also microprocessors, FPGAs, DSPs, and ASICs. Nowadays the usage of embedded systems is widespread. But the software that is programmed into the microcontroller is capable of solving only a limited range of problems.

Embedded systems have a huge variety of applications that varies from low to high-cost consumer electronics to industrial equipment, medical devices to weapon control systems, aerospace systems and entertainment devices to academic equipment, and so on. Embedded systems span all features of our present life.


Embedded systems are being extensively used in Automotive industry. Embedded Systems have taken total control on automobiles. From small wiper controls to large and complicated anti-lock brake controls, everything in automobiles is under control of Embedded System. Electronic Control Units ECU is being used in automobiles. ECU consist of microcontroller and digital signal processors. Mercedes, BMW cars and other lavish vehicles make use of a variety of controllers used in Embedded Systems. An advanced embedded system in automobiles has increased rapidly in the past two decades. Every year automobile manufacturers pack embedded systems into their cars for different functionalities like ignition, security and audio systems. The technological innovations of the embedded system within the vehicle are being ambitiously challenged to make the vehicle energy efficient, network savvy and safer. In 1968, the Volkswagen used first embedded system in the automobile industry.

Today, a typical automobile on the road has computer controlled electronic systems, and the most commonly used embedded systems in a vehicle include Airbags, anti-lock braking system, black box, adaptive cruise control, drive by wire, satellite radio, telematics, emission control, traction control, automatic parking, in-vehicle entertainment systems, night vision, heads up display, back up collision sensors, navigational systems, tyre pressure monitor, climate control, etc.


Some of the key areas where the embedded systems are currently used in automobiles:


  • Black box

  • Airbags

  • Drive by wire

  • Adaptive cruise control

  • Anti-lock braking system

  • Telematics

  • Automatic parking

  • Satellite radio

  • Tyre pressure monitor

  • Traction control

  • In-vehicle entertainment system

  • Navigational Systems

  • Night vision

  • Backup collision sensors

  • Heads up display

  • Emission control

  • Climate control


An embedded system plays a key role in automobiles due to its flexibility as well as versatility. The electronics revolution has controlled within the design of automobiles like the fuel ignition, protection of power train crash, etc. An embedded system used in automobiles can assist in pollution control, system monitoring, etc.

At present, the microcontrollers used in automobiles mainly depend on the vehicle. For example, a normal vehicle includes around 30 -35 whereas some luxury vehicles include 70 – 75 microcontrollers.

The auto industry has a complex supply chain, so compliance with standards is easier to manage than individual, very detailed specifications.


This Automotive Embedded Systems Applications course by Uplatz covers comprehensively the description of automotive landscape, safety standards, vehicle informatics, components of automotive systems and serial interfaces followed by embedded systems & applications within the automotive industry such as CAN and LIN Bus protocol, TTP FLEXRAY, vehicle control, car communication using Bluetooth, wireless networking technologies, ZigBee, Bluetooth security, etc. This Embedded Systems in Automotive industry course also touches upon the context aware wearable devices.


Automotive Embedded Systems & Applications - course syllabus


  1. Automotive Safety Standards

  2. Automotive Embedded Applications

  3. Introduction to Automotive Systems

  4. Vehicle Informatics Introduction

  5. Serial Interfaces

  6. CAN and LIN Bus

  7. TTP FLEXRAY

  8. Vehicle Control

  9. Car Communication based on Bluetooth Link

  10. Wireless Networking Technologies

  11. Bluetooth Security

  12. ZigBee 802.15.4

  13. Bluetooth Low Energy

  14. Context Aware and Wearable Computing

  15. Components of Automotive Systems

  16. Input Output Interfacing

  17. Network Interface Cards

  18. Internet Standardization

  19. Jini Architecture

  20. IEEE 1394

  21. MOST Cooperation

  22. Survey of MOST System Architecture

  23. Survey of MOST Specifications

  24. MOST Application Framework

  25. MOST Protocols

  26. MOST Physical Layer

  27. MOST Network and Fault Management

  28. MOST Network Diagnostics

  29. MOST Network Services

  30. MOST Network Interface Controller

  31. MOST Tools

  32. MOST Compliance Tests

  33. Testing MOST based Infotainment Systems

  34. Introduction to MOST150 in Series

  35. MOST150 Migration

  36. Manufacturing and Processing of MOST Components

  37. Accident and Injury Prevention

  38. Inter Vehicle Communication

  39. Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles

  40. AUTOSAR

  41. MICROSAR

  42. AUTOSAR Calibration

  43. Winter Driving

  44. Safe Vehicle Operation


Some of the standards that apply to electronic systems in cars include:


  • CAN Bus - a means to reliably connect numerous systems together whilst minimizing the amount of wiring.

  • MISRA C (and C++) - a detailed set of guidelines in the use of this language in a safety critical system, like a car.

  • OSEK/VDX - a standard for real time operating systems used in such systems in cars.

  • Genivi - a standard for Linux based systems used for in-car infotainment systems.

This course covers a few of the standards mentioned above.

What You Will Learn!

  • Understand the Automotive landscape & Automotive Embedded Systems
  • Learn about Embedded Systems application in Automotive Industry
  • Identify Automotive Safety Standards
  • Understand Vehicle Informatics
  • Learn Serial Interfaces, CAN & LIN Bus Protocols, TTL FLEXRAY
  • Understand the key Components of Automotive Systems
  • Deep-dive into Vehicle Control and Car Communication Technologies
  • Describe Wireless Networking Technologies, Bluetooth Security, Bluetooth Low Energy concepts
  • Learn how ZigBee 802.15.4 is used in Automotive Industry
  • Get introduced to Context Aware Wearable Devices
  • Define Input Output Interfacing and Network Interface Cards
  • Learn about Internet Standardization
  • Understand Jini Architecture
  • Define IEEE 1394 Standards
  • Learn MOST Architecture, Specifications, Application Framework, Protocols
  • Learn MOST Physical Layer, Network & Fault Management, Network Diagnostics, Network Services, Network Interface Controller
  • Understand MOST Tools, Compliance Tests, Testing of MOST based infotainment Systems
  • Learn MOST150 series, MOST150 Migration, Manufacturing and Processing of MOST Components

Who Should Attend!

  • Automotive Embedded Engineers
  • Embedded & Electronics Engineers
  • Anyone aspiring for a career in Automotive Embedded industry
  • Automotive Embedded Software Engineers
  • Newbies & beginners excited to join Automotive Engineering
  • Automotive Engineers
  • Software Applications Engineers Automotive
  • Test & Validation Engineers - Vehicle Electronics
  • Vehicle Informatics Engineers
  • EMC and Automotive Embedded Systems Engineers
  • Lead Embedded Software Engineers
  • System Design Engineers
  • Application Engineers - Automotive Software