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 Though PC’s
are indispensable tools for my daily design work, I would never
let my car be controlled by one of them. But what proves to be good
for high speed cars and ABS systems also qualifies for the high
standards of safety and reliabilty applied to the OS3. That’s
why I did chose the CAN bus system and controllers rather than PC
type hardware for the digital brain and nerve system of the OS3.
Exactly as on the luxury cars people dream of.
A second decision
was to apply the highest degree of integration possible, thereby
drastically reducing the possibilities of component failures as
well as size and weight.
What we have
achieved with this conception of high integrated distributed intelligence
is remarkable: reliability, speed, expandability to other peripherals
like the MicroLaser, excellent upgradeability, ease of servicing,
just to name a few.
The same kind
of thinking is applied to software design and architecture. The
modular conception allows individual validation of SW submodules
and enables SW extensions which will become available during the
life cycle of the OS3. Upgrades are particularly easy to install:
just insert the latest OS3 smart media card and withdraw it after
switching on. It’s so easy to keep up with future developements!
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