Currently, the application cycle of a steering system goes together with the life cycle of a vehicle application. Significant changes in function and content are typically introduced through new vehicle applications and platform architectures. With the fast development of connected vehicle functions, new chassis applications and innovations can be introduced during the life cycle of a vehicle via over-the-air system updates.
What made the Smartphone so successful that we all have one? A powerful, flexible, software-upgradable platform architecture that comes to life with new downloadable applications is a major part of the answer.
Steer-by-Wire will have the same impact in a connected and software-defined vehicle: Elimination of the I-shaft eliminates constraints in packaging and functionality. It improves new functions like Automatic Emergency Steering and enables functions that we have not yet even thought of but that will develop over the coming years. The steering wheel is transforming into a Human Machine Interface by creating additional degrees of freedom for haptic interaction between driver and vehicle – like fly-by-wire in the aerospace industry.
The connected, software-defined vehicle will feature new software functions, updated over the air over the lifetime of the vehicle, that keep the product portfolio fresh. Therefore, the connected, steer-by-wire–equipped vehicle brings multiple trends together: connectivity and software.
Steer-by-Wire in the Context of the Connected Vehicle: Opportunities for Future Steering Innovations
Proceedings
2021-06-15
11 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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