A Review of Embedded Automotive Protocols
Nicolas Navet, Françoise Simonot‐Lion · 2017
Since the 1970s, there has been an exponential increase in the number of electronic systems that have gradually replaced those that are purely mechanical or hydraulic. The growing performance and reliability of hardware components and the possibilities brought about by software technologies enabled implementing complex functions that improve the comfort of the vehicle’s occupants as well as their safety. In particular, one of the main purposes of electronic systems is to assist the driver to control the vehicle through functions related to the steering, traction (i.e., control of the driving torque), or braking such as the antilock braking system (ABS), electronic stability 4_2 program (ESP), electric power steering (EPS), active suspensions, or engine control. Another reason for using electronic systems is to control devices in the body of a vehicle such as lights, wipers, doors, windows, and, recently, entertainment and communication equipments (e.g., radio, DVD, hands-free phones, and navigation systems).