TRW selects VectorCAST to test EPB system
TRW Automotive Holdings (TRW), a provider of automotive electronic braking systems, has selected Vector Software's VectorCAST for automated unit, integration, and regression testing on its Electric Park Brake (EPB) system.
TRW had introduced its EPB on a mass production vehicle in 2001, as of now there are more than 15 million TRW EPB calipers available worldwid.
Vector Software chief engineer of EPB software system development, Germany Gundolf Schmidt said the TRW EPB is a park brake system with a huge amount of comfort- and safety-functions, its technology goes well beyond the simple functionality of holding a vehicle in a parked position.
"We are able to provide this as a stand-alone solution or integrated, for example in an Electronic Stability Control System," Schmidt said.
The company said that its engineers use VectorCAST/C++, VectorCAST/Manage, and VectorCAST/Cover to identify defects early in the development stage and assure the highest level of software quality.
The VectorCAST solution provides the company's development team with the necessary tools and process support for compliance with ISO 26262.
Vector Software COO William McCaffrey said competition in the automotive industry is becoming more and more challenging.
"Successful companies must constantly innovate and are continually introducing new features with greater complexity in embedded vehicle systems, such as electronic braking systems," McCaffrey said.
"Companies implementing the new ISO 26262 standard for functional safety in road vehicles will have a major advantage in the industry."
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