PROVIDENT: Predictable Software Development in Connected Vehicles Utilising Blended TSN-5G Networks
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| Coordinator | Mälardalens Universitet - Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, Västerås |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 528 609 |
| Project duration | September 2020 - August 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Electronics, software and communication - FFI |
| Call | Electronics, software and communication - FFI - 2019-12-10 |
Purpose and goal
PROVIDENT aims at developing novel techniques to provide a full-fledged software development environment for vehicles that utilise a blend of TSN and 5G communication. In this context, the main goals of the project are: - develop a new holistic software modelling technique; - develop a new holistic timing predictability verification technique; - develop a new integration technique for TSN-5G communication; and - proof-of-concept implementation of the techniques in an industrial tool chain (Rubus) and develop prototypes in the industrial settings for validation of the results.
Expected effects and result
The project is expected to achieve the results that will provide new knowledge to extend the state of the art in the area of model-based software development, real-time systems, schedulability analysis and resource optimization in time-critcial networks in embedded systems in general and in the vehicular domain in particular. The results are expected to have a considerable impact on the state of the practice with regards to new and extended industrial tool prototypes and development models. The project is also expected to produce several research articles and one Licentiate thesis.
Planned approach and implementation
The project is executed by three partners: Malardalen University (MDH), HIAB and Arcticus Systems. The team from MDH consists of 6 senior researchers and 1 PhD student. Each industrial partner brings a team of industrial experts. The project is organized into 4 work packages (WPs). Each WP consists of several tasks, where each task has a driver and participants from the project. MDH is leading two WPs including the project management WP, HIAB and Arcticus are leading one WP each. A steering committee is formed, which will be overseeing the progress throughout the project.