PROGRESS research projects

ESTER

Leader: Joakim Fröberg Members: Joakim Fröberg Research group: Embedded Systems Software Engineering Keywords: System engineering, Automotive, electronic systems, modelling Status: active , start date: 2008-04-01 , End date: 2010-04-01 Partners: The project is run in the collaboration of Volvo Construction Equipment and Mälardalen University. The network of informal partners having shown interest in similar topics includes several other Volvo companies (including Volvo Trucks and Volvo Bus), CC-systems, Scania, Volvo Car Corporation, Bombardier, and ABB Corporate research. Academic partners includes the BESS research group and partners therein. Funding: The project is funded in half by Volvo Construction Equipment and half by the KK-Foundation. Web: Project web page

Overview It is the vision of the proposed research to provide improved systems engineering capabilities that enables increased system quality and predictability of project execution for automotive electronic systems. The ESTER project has three blocks of activities that together constitute the body of the project; Research, Industry workshops, and common courses. We intend to disseminate the results via seminars and courses with industry and academic partners.

Results achieved Established collaboration with the BESS reseach group. Lecture on ´Automotive electronic systems development´ held at Mdh. Study of current practice started.

Future work Workshop with industry Q4 at Mdh. Publication of study results. Lecture at Mdh on ´Hybrid vehicles - the perspective of a software engineer´