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Embedded Software Development
Companies designing off-highway systems, including those for agricultural, forestry, and construction vehicles, often find schedules so aggressive that little time has been reserved for embedded development and its integration into a system. With DISTek, companies get the support and expertise of an embedded team that provides specialized experience in writing compact and efficient embedded software that adheres to standards such as ISOBUS.
The embedded applications that DISTek provides are easily maintained, and DISTek engineers help customers scale and grow over time by providing support, training, and on-site engineering services. DISTek has assisted in the development of hundreds of different embedded systems for ECUs, electro-hydraulic controls, vehicle networks, and operator interfaces and displays.
Recent Projects
| Additional Projects |
Dev. Platform |
Industry |
Project Type |
Project Summary |
| Vehicle Controls |
Embedded C |
Forestry |
Electronic Controls, Vehicle Controls |
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Development of electronics for new models of forestry vehicles. Complete redesign of the electronics control system. Integrating numerous software models to promote re-usability and commonality across platforms. |
| Vehicle Controls for Hybrid Utility Vehicle |
Embedded C |
Military |
Electronic system controls |
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Electronically controlled the energy management of a hybrid vehicle by developing a main vehicle controller which interfaces with an engine, alternator, and battery system to send power control messages to the vehicle. |
| Redesigning an IVT Drive Strategy with Advanced Controls |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Electronic system controls, Transmission controls |
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Redesigned an IVT drive strategy for easy user operability and efficient use of power by replacing the drive lever in an existing vehicle and controlling the various inputs to achieve an efficient transmission gear ratio and engine speed. |
| Transmission Controls |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Cab controls, Transmission controls |
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Developed cab controller software for both traditional and infinitely variable transmissions. Features included controls for park brake requests, operator presence evaluation, and when to request gear shifts. |
| Autonomous Vehicle Controls |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Electronic system controls, Autonomous vehicle controls |
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Created an autonomous vehicle system to safely navigate paths over a predetermined course by developing a system that has redundant controls and monitoring to ensure that the vehicle responds properly to stimuli. CAN and wireless systems were put in place for communication. |
| Electric Power Technology |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Rectifier and inverter controls |
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Provided control for up to four electric machines, one acting as a generator and up to three acting as loads on the vehicle system. |
| Additional Projects |
Dev. Platform |
Industry |
Project Type |
Project Summary |
| Steering Controls |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Autonomous vehicle controls, Steering controls |
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Created a system with feedback provided by angle sensors. The system was designed to allow operator intervention, and implemented other condition and fault checks. |
| Controls for Fertilizer Application |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Hydraulic cylinder control and monitoring |
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Developed software to automate the connection of a fertilizer tank to an applicator by controlling hydraulic cylinders and monitoring sensors per a prescribed sequence of events. |
| Tracks Steering Controls |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Drive-by-wire, CAN |
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Developed steering controls software for track vehicles. |
| Steer-by-Wire Controls |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Steering controls, ISOBUS |
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Created a system where the steering input is provided by an electronic steering wheel and the output is provided by a pair of electrohydraulic steering valves. This project included implementation of ISO 11783-7 (section A.28) and involved security features to prevent unauthorized control. |
| Height Controller |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
CAN, Vehicle controls |
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Developed height controller software for attachments on large ag equipment. |
| Common Hitch Controls |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Hitch control |
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Developed a common EH hitch control software package. This development was structured to accommodate multiple styles of control valves and multiple types of operator interfaces. |
| Additional Projects |
Dev. Platform |
Industry |
Project Type |
Project Summary |
| Boot Block |
Embedded C |
Agricultural, Construction, Forestry, Military |
Controller programming |
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Developed a compact and secure boot block to allow factory and field programming of controllers connected to a vehicle network. |
| Operating System |
Embedded C |
Agricultural, Construction, Forestry, Military |
Custom proprietary operating system, Hardware drivers |
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Developed a common operating system and reusable software for enterprise-wide projects by creating a system, with diagnostics, controls, and I/O drivers including CAN J1939 and ISOBUS drivers, that was scalable and useable across multiple vehicle systems. |
| Reusable ISOBUS Driver for Implement Controllers |
Embedded C |
Agriculture |
ISOBUS, Virtual terminal (VT) display |
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Designed and implemented a reusable controller/driver that complies with Part 6 of the ISOBUS specification. Created a driver that allows implement controllers to display information on commericial VT displays. |
| Vehicle Display Software |
Embedded C |
Agricultural |
Virtual terminal (VT) display, Operator Interface |
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Developed vehicle display software that included both LCD and virtual terminal displays. |
| Sequence Control |
Embedded C |
Ag, Construction/Forestry, and Miltary |
Custom driver, CAN, ISOBUS |
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Developed a sequence control client driver that complies with ISO 11783-14 and allows an implement/function to be controlled via a sequence control master. |
| Additional Projects |
Dev. Platform |
Industry |
Project Type |
Project Summary |
| Update Controls to AUTOSAR |
Embedded C, Vector PREEvision |
Agricultural |
Electronic System Controls |
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Designed and implemented AUTOSAR-compliant software for ag vehicle control systems. Created software architectures in Vector PREEvision including software component design, vehicle network definitions, and software component to hardware mappings. |
| ECU Architecting for AUTOSAR |
Simulink, Vector PREEvision |
Agricultural |
Software Architecture |
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Created and defined the requirements & architecture for AUTOSAR software implementation using Vector PREEvision. Defined interface between software components, including communication and diagnostics. Created MATLAB model based shell for AUTOSAR implementation and developed components using Simulink. Implemented and tested AUTOSAR software applications for electronic control units. |
| Enterprise AUTOSAR Reuse |
Simulink, Vector PREEvision |
Agricultural |
Software Architecture |
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Partnered with a Fortune-500 customer to create embedded AUTOSAR software components in Vector PREEvision & MathWorks Simulink that could be reused throughout the entire organization, and which demonstrate the cutting edge of model-based software development practices. |
| Control Models |
AUTOSAR, Simulink |
Defense |
Suspension control |
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Control models were designed to be distributed into AUTOSAR software components to support variation in geometry, pneumatic properties, and even number of axles. Test harness models were created to test each SWC as early as possible. |
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Featured DISTek Expert
Name:
Benjamin
Title
VP-Business Development
Technical Strengths:
C, C++, CAN, SAE J1939, Matlab, Simulink, Digital Signal Processing
Past Experience
Autonomous steering for agricultural equipment using GPS or feeler-sensors; electro-hydraulic steering controls for joystick-driven loaders; hydrostatic transmission controls.
DISTek Employee Since:
2006
What I love about my job:
I enjoy learning, and the experts with whom I work provide me ample opportunity to do so. I also enjoy solving problems of many kinds, and am often given the opportunity to delve into a mechanical or hydraulic problem outside my primary area of electrical expertise.
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