March 2018

If you think there is nothing more to car seats than just sitting, you got to think again. Automotive seating solutions have finally caught up and are getting smarter than ever. The implementation of embedded software and electronics have ensured that the car seating systems not just add to the comfort of the passengers but also make them feel safe, secured and most importantly, pampered. Read on to know the story of evolution of car’s seating systems.

ISO 26262, an automotive-specific international standard for safety practices has emerged as the foundation for automotive functional safety. Let us have a look at some automotive functional safety design best-practices to ensure compliance with ISO 26262 standard.

Migration from mechanical to electronics based automotive ECU required more efficient and accurate diagnostics systems. This led to the development of various standards for automotive diagnostics. While many of automotive diagnostic standards have gone obsolete, the Keyword Protocol 2000 (KWP 2000) and Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS) are now used widely. Even as the UDS protocol is considered as a superset of the KWP2000, we bring you a very interesting comparative analysis between the two protocols. Read on..

The ROI on solar energy projects can be maximized only when the plant works at an optimum efficiency level. Environmental factors such as changing sun’s position, wind speed etc. act as the major hindrances. Read on to know how IoT can bring about the much needed automation to the solar energy harvesting system and enhance the efficiency, manifolds.