BASEMENT: A distributed real-time architecture for vehicle applications

Abstract

This paper presents BASEMENT™, a distributed real-time architecture developed for vehicle internal use in the automotive industry. The Basement concept is holistic, in the sense that it covers application development, as well as the hardware and software that provide execution and communication support. The key constituents of the concept are A real-time kernel has been developed together with two design tools: a system simulator and an off-line scheduler. System development is illustrated by presenting an Intelligent Cruise Control application. BASEMENT is a registered trademark of Mecel AB.