Automotive seats are evolving. From manual control to electronic seat adjustment, they are getting smarter with every innovation. Throw in some comfort features like heating and massage systems, you have your modern seat control and seat comfort system. And we here at Embitel, help you develop such seat comfort system customized to your ideas.
Through our dedicated hardware and software teams, we provide end-to-end support for seat control and comfort system development. Our success stories comprise of many such solutions we have delivered to our customers across the globe.
Making of a Modern Seating Comfort System
- Lumbar adjustment, seat cushion adjustment and massage system using pneumatic control
- Implementation of multiple types of massage using variable duty cycle in PWM signal
- Pump control to inflate or deflate the bladder inside the seat
- Air pressure monitoring in the bladder to check for air leakage from the valves
- Valve control algorithm (PWM based) development for seat adjustment
- Seat position setting memory and recall algorithm development
- Closed loop system development for heat element (MOSFET) control
- Development of LIN based slave unit to perform heating
- Implementation of temperature sensor (NTC sensor) to regulate heating
- Fan powered ventilation system
- Seat ventilation and heating system can be developed as integrated or standalone components
- Application development for electronics seat adjustment
- Integration of custom features like seat track adjustment, seat height and tilt adjustment and seat recliner adjustment
- Motor control algorithm development for efficient seat adjustment
- Pinch out detection algorithm development to detect obstruction to seat movement using HALL output
- Application development for electronic seat folding
Seating Comfort Systems: From Design to Integration
Software Design
We provide end-to-end software development for complete seating solution including motor controller, valve control, PWM based signal mechanism, setting memory & recall and other customized applications.
Bootloader Development and Integration
Every automotive application needs a robust flash bootloader. We provide the most efficient and secure bootloaders to fire up the application and configure it according to parameters.
Diagnostics and Communication Protocol
Ready-to-integrate diagnostics and communication protocols such as UDS (ISO 14229), CAN and LIN to reduce overall development time.
Verification and Validation
Complete validation and verification including unit testing, integration testing and functional testing is taken care of by our dedicated testing team.
Hardware Design
A dedicated team of hardware engineers manages the circuit design, schematics, PCB layout and EMC/EMI testing.
Mobile App Development
Support for mobile app development to manage seat control and comfort feature through a mobile phone.
Customer Success Stories of Seating Control System Development
1. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Stack Integration with Seating Control Unit (ECU)
Customer
A Tier-I Automotive Supplier specializing in seating, interiors and emission control solutions
Business Challenge
For their next generation seating and seat control solutions, our customer wanted to minimize the need for manual controls to adjust seat positions and other functionalities.
Our Solution
- Development and Integration of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) stack with seating control ECU
- Integrated BLE stack ensured that the end-users were able to manage the seating position using the mobile app
- Mobile App was also designed and developed for Android and iOS with customized UX
2. Model Based Development of Automotive Seating Comfort System
Customer
Tier-1 Supplier of automotive and industrial products
Business Challenge
- There was a unique challenge related to seating control system ECU memory
- Floating point model needed to be converted to fixed point library using model based development
Our Solution
- Owing to a large number of floating point models to be converted to fixed point, we developed an automation tool.
- Due to Automation of the whole process, the development time was reduced from several days to a 2-3 day process.
Functional Testing of Seating Control ECU in Action
FAQs Related to Seating Comfort ECU Development
We want a complete seating comfort and control solution with customized parameters. Will you be able to deliver it?
Customization is the key in developing a seating control and comfort system. We understand this very well and thus, offer our services to develop a seating comfort system fully customized to your specifications.
From seat height adjustment and memory setting to implementing different massage types, our automotive experts can cater to your requirements. We can also support in the development of proprietary algorithms for your seating comfort system.
Is your seating control system development ASPICE compliant?
Our automotive team has extensive experience in working with ASPICE standard. ASPICE consultants and compliance experts work very closely with the engineers to develop ASPICE compliant software for your seating comfort system.
Can you give us a demo of features that you can incorporate in a seating control system?
Yes, we can provide a hands-on demo of our seating control and comfort system.
In terms of man hours, how long will you take to deliver a seating comfort application?
The duration of project can be estimated only after understanding the complete requirement. Since seating control system has multiple applications to be developed, configured and implemented, we will be able to give you an estimation after a requirement discussion. Rest assured that we will deliver the project in the most reliable and timely manner.
Will you be able to setup an off-shore development center dedicated to our seating control project?
Yes, we can provide a dedicated development center for your project. In fact, we have offered this service to many of our customers. Secure channel for data communication (secure FTP) will be established so that your code is secure.
