Electronic Control Units for Electric Vehicles

This article discusses the development of a prototype electronic control unit for electric vehicles developed in our discrete event systems laboratory. This system aims to enhance the tools for test and diagnostics based on the controller area network for the automotive industry, mainly for electric vehicles (EV) to ensure affordable integration on the market. The project's primary objective is to create a financially affordable solution, i.e., lowering production costs by introducing tests and a diagnostic environment similar to the electronic control units. This will finally deliver non-prohibitively expensive EVs for individual consumers.