Concurrent's simulation platform gains FlexRay support

-- Test & Measurement World, 6/3/2008 3:00:00 PM

Used for developing and executing real-time hardware-in-the-loop and man-in-the-loop simulations, Concurrent’s SIMulation Workbench now includes FlexRay support to give automotive engineers a complete set of tools for advanced vehicle design and test.

SIMulation Workbench lets you configure, start, stop, record, and play back simulation runs, while providing fast, direct shared memory access to all parameters and signals. It is based on a client-server architecture, in which a real-time server provides the run-time environment for simulation and network-based GUI clients control and display simulation activities. GUI clients run outside of the simulation server, maximizing real-time performance.

Sandeep Kar, senior industry analyst in Frost & Sullivan’s Advanced Automotive Technologies Practices, commented, “Our research shows that approximately 20% of all light vehicles manufactured for the North American automotive market will incorporate FlexRay as their communication bus by the year 2012. Concurrent’s anticipation of this market growth and its product offering provides a catalyst for the industry to quickly adopt this emerging technology.”

“Concurrent has extensive experience providing solutions to automotive manufacturers including Ford Motor Company and General Motors,” said Dan Mondor, Concurrent president and CEO. “The addition of support for the FlexRay standard creates a new market potential for SIMulation Workbench.”

Concurrent’s initial FlexRay installation is for a major European automotive manufacturer in partnership with TZ Mikroelektronik (TZM), a leading FlexRay hardware implementer. The FlexRay specification for deterministic, fault-tolerant, high-speed data communication is coordinated by the FlexRay Consortium.

Concurrent Computer, www.ccur.com.