Safety Domain ECU (SDE)
As a safety electronics specialist, TRW has formulated a strategic roadmap for electronics integration. One example is a new class of control unit -- TRWs Safety Domain ECU (SDE), a flexible integration hub that integrates a number of chassis, suspension and advanced driver assist system control functions into a single unit.
TRWs SDE supports AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System Architecture) and is composed of a high-performance microcontroller and an open software architecture, allowing the integration of modules from both vehicle manufacturers and third parties.
SDE focuses on collision mitigation or a significant improvement of passive safety systems based on additional environmental sensing and a high interaction between actuators. Compared to previous generation controllers, it has a more sensors, with higher levels of data fusion between them, arbitration between chassis systems (calling for much more processing power) and a requirement for electronic architecture flexibility to cope with different combinations of systems and functions with different fitment rates.
