The course is focused on advanced sensors and data communication principles within heterogeneous automotive networks. It especially deals with modern wideband automotive sensors communication over the internal vehicle communication infrastructure.

Basic knowledge concerning sensors and distributed system.

1. Automotive distributed systems - the concept

2. Camera-based sensors - functional principles, applications, in-camera processing, data communication

3. Radar sensors - functional principles, applications, internal data processing, data communication

4. LIDAR sensors - functional principles, applications, internal data processing, data communication

5. Ultrasonic sensors - functional principles, applications, internal data processing, data communication

6. Special sensors (knocking, rain, body gesture …) - functional principles, applications, internal data processing, data communication

7. In-vehicle communication infrastructure - principles

8. Controller Area Network (CAN), network cluster design, scheduling

9. Local Interconnect Network (LIN) network cluster design, scheduling

10. FlexRay network cluster design, scheduling

11. Automotive Ethernet

12. Audio/Video Bridging, Time Sensitive Networks

13. Time synchronization, synchronous and isochronous streaming

14. Testing and EMC of automotive distributed systems

1 - 7 weeks: Project 1 - design of a simulation environment for the selected automotive sensor.

8 - 14 weeks: Project 2 - design of the in-vehicle communication system with specific constraints

The course is focused on advanced sensors and data communication principles within heterogeneous automotive networks. It concern especially about modern wideband automotive sensors with the internal vehicle communication infrastructure.

Obligatory:

1.Turner J.: Automotive Sensors, Momentum Press 2009, ISBN: 978-1606500095

2.Jain V., Heydari P.: Automotive Radar Sensors in Silicon Technologies, Springer; 2012, ISBN: 978-1441967749

3.Corea C., Kozierok C.M.: Automotive Ethernet - The Definitive Guide, Intrepid Control Systems 2014, ISBN: 978-0990538806

Recommended:

1.Marek J., Trah H.P., Suzuki Y., Yokomori I.: Sensors for Automotive Applications, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. 2005, ISBN: 978-3527295531

2.Natale, M., Zeng, H. at al.: Understanding and Using the Controller Area Network Communication Protocol: Theory and Practice, Springer; 2012, ISBN: 978-1461403135

• Doctoral studies, daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, combined studies (compulsory elective course)