- Overview of Embedded Systems: Introduction to embedded systems and their role in automotive applications, including control, monitoring, and communication functions.
- Automotive Electronics Architecture: Understanding the architecture of modern vehicles, including electronic control units (ECUs), sensors, actuators, and communication networks.
- Embedded Software Development: Overview of software development processes and methodologies for automotive embedded systems, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and validation.
- Microcontroller and Microprocessor Basics: Introduction to microcontroller and microprocessor architectures commonly used in automotive applications, including ARM Cortex-M, Renesas RH850, and Infineon TriCore.
- Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS): Understanding the role of RTOS in automotive embedded systems, including task scheduling, inter-task communication, and resource management.
- Communication Protocols: Exploring communication protocols used in automotive networks, such as CAN (Controller Area Network), LIN (Local Interconnect Network), FlexRay, and Ethernet.
- Diagnostic Systems and On-Board Diagnostics (OBD): Overview of diagnostic systems and OBD standards used in vehicles for fault detection, diagnosis, and reporting.
- Embedded System Integration: Integration of embedded systems into vehicle architectures, including hardware-software co-design, interface design, and system integration testing.
- Functional Safety and Automotive Standards: Understanding functional safety concepts, standards such as ISO 26262, and safety mechanisms implemented in automotive embedded systems to ensure safe operation.
- Future Trends: Exploration of emerging trends and technologies in automotive embedded systems, such as autonomous driving, electrification, connected vehicles, and software-defined architectures.