Technical Paper
Reducing Cycle Time and Costs of Embedded Control Software Using Rapid Prototyping and Automated Code Generation and Test Tools
1998-09-14
981984
Electronics content in off-highway machinery and vehicles is growing in size and complexity. Mr. Ronald K. Leonard, 1998 SAE President, recently gave a lecture titled “Electronics - A New Engine For Agricultural Machines” in London, UK[1] that described electronics as an enabler of new functionality and business solutions. Electronics is the term for both hardware and embedded software that enables manufacturers to optimize and expand performance of traditional mechanical and hydraulic machinery. This paper focuses on the development of the software that is involved in controlling devices such as an engine, a transmission or a hydraulic backhoe. The off-highway market is now looking at ways to improve productivity using advanced tools and methods. The tools available to the off-highway industry were first used by aerospace companies ten years ago. The automotive industry has just started to adopt these methods and the off-highway industry seems to be close behind.
