The Ford Research and Advanced Engineering team through collaboration with Delphi has developed and showcased the future of wireless infotainment. Ford has integrated the Wi-Fi Radio and streaming video into a production Aviator vehicle to demonstrate the potential of integrating Wi-Fi. The Aviator represents the future of wireless technology in the automotive industry with the first application of Wi-Fi integrated in the vehicle's radio. The integration of Wi-Fi to today's radio impacted several areas of the radio design: Wireless integration - chipset and antenna Memory storage for the digital content User interface and software design. The authors describe the importance of an 'open software' design. The vehicle and component integration challenges are presented: - hardware design integrates the 802.11 wireless chipset, digital memory and meets critical automotive requirements such as power utilization - wireless reception using an automotive antenna design application of Ford's VCSi to demonstrate new services or features - longer-range wireless and anytime availability presents new challenges, because the vehicle is constantly connected to external devices. The heart of the Wi-Fi radio design is the new 'open software' design which is Ford's VCSI (Vehicle Consumer Services Interface). The VCSI is Ford's 'middleware' that will allow to quickly integrate consumer features with quality. Eventually, new safety features enabled through new wireless technologies such as Dedicate Short-range Communication (DSRC) will enable vehicle-to-vehicle and road-side services. The VCSI is a key enabler to provide these exciting new entertainment and safety features.
The new wireless frontier: home and vehicle connectivity
Drahtlose Verbindung zwischen Heim und Fahrzeug
2004
9 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 2 Quellen
Conference paper
English
The New Wireless Frontier: Home and Vehicle Connectivity
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