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Humanoid robotics – E/E architecture, software and safety
1. Motivation Humanoid robots are rapidly moving from the realm of a temporary hype to becoming a potential disruptor across multiple industries. Unlike traditional industrial robots, humanoid systems offer significantly greater flexibility in unstructured environments thanks to their human‑like form factor, enabling a broad…
Automation of Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) using Artificial Intelligence
1. Motivation for TARA Automation The Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) is a mandatory and essential work product of the cybersecurity lifecycle defined by the standard ISO/SAE 21434 for road vehicles. Typically, TARA activities are performed manually by cybersecurity engineers – a time-consuming task that may result in incomplete or incorrect results. Furthermore, the task of performing TARA depends on the individual viewpoint of…
SMArDT: Lessons from Developing a Holistic MBSE Approach in Automotive Engineering
The complexity of modern automotive systems is unprecedented. Vehicles today integrate mechanical components, electronics, and software into tightly coupled cyber-physical systems. This evolution challenges traditional development methods, which often rely on discipline-specific processes and document-based workflows. These approaches struggle to maintain consistency, traceability,…
Engineering Analytics Reloaded: The Power of Hybrid Modeling
In today’s data-driven landscape, Engineering Analytics is reshaping the way we design, validate, and optimize complex systems. As outlined in our previous newsletter, Engineering Analytics is an interdisciplinary engineering approach that combines technical domain and data science expertise. This integration fosters a collaborative framework where both fields enhance each other’s capabilities. A…
Engineering Analytics and the Power of Digital Twins: Designing Smarter, Simulating Better
In today’s data-driven world, Engineering Analytics is transforming how we design, test, and optimize complex systems. As described in our last newsletter, Engineering Analytics represents an interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical domain expertise with advanced data science methodologies in a way that allows both to work in an…
Urban Green Navigator: An AI Copilot for Europe’s Climate-Resilient Cities
Why Cities Need a Copilot for the Green Transition Europe’s cities are at the frontline of climate change. By 2100, climate-related damages could cost the continent €22.2 trillion if decisive action is delayed. Municipalities understand the urgency – but turning…
Efficient development of software-driven products by means of Product Line Engineering (PLE)?
Engineering processes of the traditional automotive industry for reuse in new generations or variants have evolved over decades on the basis of mechanically orientated products. These processes are highly inefficient when you look at modern, highly networked software-driven products and…
How FEV.io engineers took 1st place at the Eclipse SDV Hackathon 2024
In the challenge “Play by Wire” at the Eclipse SDV Hackathon 2024 we implemented an SDV architecture using open-source tools provided by Eclipse on top of a hardware architecture resembling a zonal E/E vehicle architecture. With this SDV architecture abstract…
The toolchain: a gatekeeper to efficient scaling of Product Line Engineering?
A decision for implementing PLE involves deliberations on how to manage variability of products of a product line and how to synthesize new products from existing work products. If the answer is to adapt the PLE factory paradigm, development of…