Strategy to Overcome the Boundaries of Performances and Constraints in a Utility Vehicle

Abstract

For the overall effectiveness of a utility vehicle, attributes of the automotive control systems has to encounter the challenge of handling the boundaries and fixing the constraints in the interaction, integration and deployment of individual system components in the vehicle. This article deals with the research outcome in handling these boundaries and constraints to incorporate overall system effectiveness. Structural integration, system behavior, interconnectivity of components, their interdependence, achieving the objectives of the overall system and subsystem has to be dealt predominantly to work upon the ACS constraints. To overcome constraints, acceptance criteria and protocols are explored to achieve a multi objective optimization. Variables influencing the strategic information and operational information of the automotive control system elements are analyzed with an object oriented approach and validated with the impact and timeframe to handle, functions and quality. Synergies of communication system, navigation system, entertainment systems, etc. with their ECUs, network nodes, messages and signals are explored to achieve boundaries of performances in integration of ACS. Whereas vehicle related, process related and framework related features are explored for various opportunities of improvement in handling the boundaries and constraints in interaction and deployment of ACS. In addition to that for effective deployment of ACS, Subsystem I/O components’ viz. sensors and actuators are also individually explored across varieties of vehicles. Thus beneficial modifications are recommended for overall system effectiveness.