GKN using modular control algorithms for added systems integration

At its Lohmar, Germany, R&D facility, GKN Driveline is creating modular control algorithms for new applications including integration of drivetrain software into a vehicle's overall control system.

Control software for an AWD or electric driveline system demands more than a megabyte of code in multiple layers, while the sheer volume of software code per vehicle has increased dramatically. One 2019-model SUV using GKN technology will feature 10 times as much software code as its 2014 predecessor, according to Michael Schomisch, the Software and Electronics Manager at Lohmar.