ACTIA launches production of its new Electronics Control Unit (ECU).
ACTIA has invested heavily to develop the MPS range, its new generation of on-board ECUs. These products are in response to manufacturers’ requirements concerning both ISO26262functional safety and cybersecurity for their new vehicles.
The first results of the safety and cybersecurity approach
ACTIA is developing a new generation of on-board architecture, ACTI-Mux 4. This architecture, based on off-the-shelf products, is intended for road vehicle markets, particularly buses and coaches, and also any vehicle that requires electric actuators, such as HGVs or special trucks.
MPS 33 and MPS 48 are the first two products in this generation. These on-board ECUs allow a vehicle’s electrical functions to be controlled. Their defining feature is that they are able to meet the regulatory cybersecurity standards in addition to the ISO 26262 Functional Safety standard required by manufacturers.
At the start of the year, ACTIA MPS received confirmation of compliance from Bureau Veritas, the first step towards certification.
The project’s complexity and ambition make it a real feat of engineering.
After buses and coaches, the project is currently being implemented for Safety and ISO 26262 compliance for HGVs, and ISO 21434 is being implemented for special machinery, renewing the electronic architecture of the ACTI-Ways range dedicated to its demanding markets.
Meeting safety function requirements: ISO 26262
The ISO 26262 standard makes it possible to comply with the directives of the Global Safety Regulation, adopted by the European Union in November 2019 with the objective of reducing risks of road accidents.
It is a methodology and a best practice guide that provides a framework for developing the safety functions of a vehicle architecture and the components responsible for these functions.
Although this standard is not binding, it is nonetheless becoming the standard required by manufacturers, in the same way as for environmental standards. It enables top performance and guarantees customers reliability and longevity for their architecture.
A new development platform
Development of the MPS range is based on a new software development platform: CESAM. This tool, developed in the ACTIA design offices, ensures consistency and globalisation of software solutions. Amongst other things, the platform also allows software developments to be managed, updated and maintained. It ensures significantly improved performance in the development phases for all of the ACTIA group’s “real-time” solutions: ECUs, telematics modules or HMI.
“Through synergy of its vehicle architecture, diagnostics and telematics expertise, ACTIA has developed a good understanding of the vehicle digital ecosystem. We are able to strengthen our development resources to give manufacturers a high-performance trusted environment. The electronic architecture of the future is to be robust and resilient, which is essential to be able to adapt to threats. With this new architecture, our ambition is to clearly maintain our prominent position with manufacturers of commercial and industrial vehicles for on-board architecture.”
explains Fabien Trinité, ECU Automation Product Group director.
The new ACTI-Mux 4 architecture is compatible with the previous generation of ACTIA architecture, which opens up new horizons for the group’s long-standing customers. Multiple manufacturers have already adopted the solution, reaffirming their trust in ACTIA solutions.
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