Case Study
BMW: Production Code for Distributed Controller
dSPACE NEWS 2/2006 * dSPACE GmbH * Technologiepark 25 * D-33100 Paderborn * Germany * info@dspace.de * www.dspace.de CUSTOMERS BMW: Production Code for Distributed Controller Active suspensions greatly enhance ride comfort – for example, by reliably damping the movements of the vehicle body. The BMW Group has developed a new damper control for dynamic stabilization, based on a distributed controller consisting of a central electronic control unit (ECU) and satellite ECUs. Production code for the extensive function model was generated with TargetLink in a largely automated development process. Other tools equipped with FlexRay were also used. Suspension Control System Controlled damping systems ensure that in all situations, modern cars have the ideal combination of com