Technical Paper
A structured approach to the development of a logical architecture for the automotive industry
2024-04-09
2024-01-2048
With the exponential increase in the complexity of the modern automobile, especially with the advent of fully connected vehicles that are heavily focused on software, a systems engineering-centered approach to automobile development is imperative. This need is critical in legacy organizations that have thus far delivered robust and reliable vehicles based on architectures that have been optimized over decades. With the increased focus on software, it becomes necessary to approach the development of automobiles from an integrated product perspective. Such an approach should consider the co-development of both hardware and software systems within the vehicle ecosystem as opposed to separate developments in siloes that then must be integrated into the vehicle, which could lead to potential integration issues, such as churn. We believe that a function-based approach to vehicle architecting can ensure cohesive systems development and a well-integrated vehicle.