Solutions for safety critical automotive applications

Abstract

Over the last few years, automotive electronic systems have become a dominant factor in defining the driving experience of modern vehicles. Increasingly the automotive electronic systems need to fulfill functional safety requirements not only in active and passive safety systems, but also in chassis, powertrain and body applications. In this context functional safety is often considered as the part of the overall safety relating to the equipment under control (EUC) and the EUC control system which depends on the correct functioning of the electronic system. The new MPC564xL from Freescale is a controller family optimized for safety relevant applications such as electric power steering, vehicle stability control and driver assistance. It combines an industry leading functional safety architecture with new levels of performance and flexibility. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.