Research - Dependable systems
SP performs research in the field of dependable systems for the automotive industry, machine control and process safety. Examples of current research include the development of new methods of verification for active safety systems, and the use of models for automatic generation of effective test cases for embedded dependable systems.
European research projects
- We are working in the field of model-based testing as part of the EU MOGENTES project. This includes the testing of models of a system, from which we can then automatically generate effective test cases that save time when testing the real systems.
- Our work for the EU eVALUE project is concerned with the development of tests for evaluating the performance of active safety systems in vehicles, with the aim of developing a test programme similar to the EuroNCAP programme. An important input is provided by traffic safety-related data from real traffic environments.
Projects with Swedish universities and institutes
Research is carried out in conjunction with universities and institutes.
- We are working with Halmstad University as part of the CERES Centre and on the ILISIS project, which latter also includes the Jönköping Institute of Technology (JTH). We have also worked with JTH in the Heavy Vehicles cluster.
- Work being carried out with Chalmers University of Technology includes research into reliable communication protocols and active safety systems. We are working with Chalmers' vehicle and traffic safety centre (SAFER) in projects and reference groups, as well as in discussions concerning SAFER's competence groups.
- Examples of other projects being carried out with Chalmers and the Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) include SimArch (Simulation Architecture for Driving Simulators and Traffic Environment Simulation) and SHADES (System Safety through Combination of HMI and Dependable Systems), where SP is concentrating on the design of active safety systems that attempt to counteract human errors.
Click in the column on the right for information on other current and concluded projects.