Electrical System Integration
Ricardo have a broad depth and breadth of experience in supporting OEM vehicle launch programmes to tight timescales, taking responsibility for System Integration for European and North American programmes.
Defining vehicle system architectures presents significant challenges:
- Capturing top level requirements with the right level of detail can be difficult
- Electrical architectures are becoming increasingly complex
- The need to introduce new technology and feature content demands the aquisition of new knowledge
- Features are increasingly defined by software content
- The number of suppliers with a vested interest in each sub-system is increasing
Ricardo continuously research and develop tools to support new trends in vehicle networks and the emerging fault tolerant requirements for safety critical vehicle dynamic control.
Management of the overall electrical system integration is a significant task and critical to the success of a vehicle development programme. Robust management of the vehicle feature requirements and tracking functions through a rigorous validation and verification process are frequently underestimated tasks.
Ricardo can take full responsibility or provide support for your vehicle system integration programmes and relieve you of many of the challenges involved.