Battery sensor for automotive usage

By Christian Pehle,

  • Programming of an ARM7-Derivates in C
  • LIN-Bus-connection
  • Improvement of the calculations and algorithms, measurement analysis and simulation with MatLab/Simulink
  • Implementation of various types of batteries
  • Improvement of the simulation tool
  • Working in a team
  • Environment and Tools: MatLab / Simulink, IAR-Compiler for ARM7, Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft), Canoe (LIN/CAN-Tool for testing, Vector Grafics), SVN/Tortoise for team-management and versioning

Distance sensor to monitor the door or tailgate of a car

By Christian Pehle,

  • Sensor to recognize barriers while moving a door of a car
  • Analysis of the geometrical data: Rotary motion, relative position of barriers, formulation of an algorithm
  • Programming a PIC-Controller (Microchip) as interface between a distance sensor and an electronic control unit
  • Realization of the state machine for a tailgate as described in specifications
  • Developer tests
  • Documentation
  • Envireonment and Tools: MPLAB IDE (Microchip), ORCAD