How to Bridge Boundaries in E/E Systems Development

摘要

Widespread electrification and growing product intelligence are causing a significant increase in the importance and complexity of the Electrical and Electronic (E/E) systems within a variety of products. The rapid growth in complexity, in fact, has outpaced predictions. Estimates from just a few years ago indicated that an average vehicle in 2020 would contain roughly 30 million Software Lines of Code (SLOC) and 10,000 network signals. Conversations with our customers, however, have revealed the true numbers to be closer to 150 million SLOC and 20,000 network signals. Each product sub-system must also incorporate a diverse combination of domains to enable product functionality. This cross-domain complexity heightens the challenge of maintaining traceability throughout the product development lifecycle. Engineers now have to track thousands of components and functions across domains, coordinating the development, simulation and validation of electrical systems, ECUs, software applications and more.