Trends in Automotive Communication Systems

Abstract

The use of networks for communications between the electronic control units (ECU) of a vehicle in production cars dates from the beginning of the 1990s. The specific requirements of the different car domains have led to the development of a large number of automotive networks such as Local Interconnect Network, J1850, CAN, TTP/C, FlexRay, media-oriented system transport, IDB1394, etc. This paper first introduces the context of in-vehicle embedded systems and, in particular, the requirements imposed on the communication systems. Then, a comprehensive review of the most widely used automotive networks, as well as the emerging ones, is given. Next, the current efforts of the automotive industry on middleware technologies, which may be of great help in mastering the heterogeneity, are reviewed. Finally, we highlight future trends in the development of automotive communication systems.

Node-based scheduling method for easy migration from CAN to FlexRay in in-vehicle networking systems

“…Recently, high transmission rate and predictable real-time transmission delay for in-vehicle networking (IVN) systems have become necessary to satisfy increasing driver concerns over the convenience and safety of their vehicles (Navet et al, 2005;Rosset et al, 2012;Seo et al, 2013). So, various methodologies and many years of application have been devoted to developing a controller area network (CAN) protocol in chassis networking systems.…”

“…So, various methodologies and many years of application have been devoted to developing a controller area network (CAN) protocol in chassis networking systems. And, the CAN message standard have been established among automotive vendors to guarantee a reliable transmission of the various sensor and actuator signals generated by individual ECUs, and the CAN protocol is presently being used in various stably operating chassis network systems (Navet et al, 2005).…”

Reliable Train Network with Active Supervisor

“…In industrial and transportation systems, Networked Control Systems (NCSs) are currently widely applied [1][2][3][4]. Previously, deterministic protocols that ensure meeting critical real-time delays and no packet loss for the small control packets such as Controller Area Network (CAN), PROFIBUS and PROFINET, were used [5,6].…”

Design framework for FlexRay network parameter optimization

“…Until the beginning of the 1990s, data in a vehicle was exchanged through point-to-point links between electronic control units (ECU) (Navet et al, 2005). However, the increasing use of ECUs led to the use of networks in which communications became multiplexed over a shared bus.…”

“…FlexRay is a network protocol composed of static (ST) and dynamic (DYN) segments. By integrating both of these segments, FlexRay combines the advantages of timetriggered and event-triggered communication protocols (Navet et al, 2005).…”