4th Newsletter 'Insight Automotive' - May 2011

Dear Reader,

Our subsidiary in Stuttgart celebrates its 10th anniversary this year! On this special occasion, we would like to present this site with the current issue of our semiannual newsletter "Insight Automotive".

The site has grown considerably in the last few years, employing about 70 professionals today. We are pleased to still be working in projects and follow-ups we started our first activities with 10 years ago. This demonstrates our customers‘ confidence in us and the high significance we attribute to a strong and long-term customer relationship.

Many things have changed over the last decade. Topics that belonged to the field of research a few years ago are now state of the art, such as the HiL test. The challenge today is how to exploit the potential for optimization, namely with new, innovative business models for HiL operation and groundbreaking technologies such as the MESSINA-HiL.

Our comprehensive service portfolio covers the entire system development cycle of control devices for automotive applications - from the functional specification via the implementation through to HiL integration testing. Moreover, supporting processes are getting increasingly important, such as assurance, diagnostics, test management and qualification. In the area of embedded systems, our services range from the specification of telematics functions through to testing of exhaust gas aftertreatment systems for heavy commercial vehicles.

New technologies are becoming more and more important to us, such as driver assistance systems, hybrid drives and AUTOSAR. The intense and nationwide exchange across all Berner & Mattner sites and the rapid internal knowledge-building associated with it, in particular, have proven to be successful for these technologies.

Enjoy reading.

Dr. Ulrich Alsmann
Branch Manager Stuttgart

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• New Operational Concept for HiL – Efficient and cost-effective testing
• No ECU Test without Environment – Models for the vehicle test
• Safe with TESTUS – ISO 26262 places new challenges for test management
• HiL Testbench – Design, Setup and Operation for Mercedes Benz Special Trucks
• AUTOSAR Systems – Quality assurance and architecture evaluation
• Certified Tester – Training for success
• Advanced Driver Assistance Sytems – ADAS ensure the driver, we ensure ADAS
• Hybrid Propulsion System – HiL test setup for validation
• News Headlines
• Verified Diagnostics Tools – Verifying a VCI interface
• International Growth – Berner & Mattner joins Assystem Group
• Product News