Ecu

The main control functions are:

• Complete torque management, Magneti Marelli has been producing a system based on torque control with three-level supervision called “safety” since 1999
• Blend control
• Ignition management
• Management of swirl/tumble actuators (flaps and variable geometry)
• Turbo boost management (turbocharger and/or volumetric compressor)
• Fuel composition and volatility recognition
• Valve opening management (VVA- Variable Valve Actuation, VVT- Variable Valve Timing)
• EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) management
• countries where the products are marketed; catalytic converter activation and control strategies aimed at reducing system costs
• CO₂  reduction control (fuel consumption reduction)

The hardware component of the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is designed to allow excellent architectural flexibility, resulting in optimized costs and performances.

In fact, the Hardware composition can be adapted to the various engine/vehicle configurations through a “scalar” approach, thanks to which it is possible to start from a full version of the same logic core to arrive at optimized versions in function of market specificity.

The GDI software is developed through robust design based on:

• Modular type Software architecture, compliant with AUTOSAR European standard
• Automatic generation and optimization of the Software code through specific tools
• SPICE 2-certified development process
• Safety standard ISO 26262

The Time-to-Market is reduced thanks to the possibility of carrying out a preliminary calibration in a simulated environment.

Thanks to the modular approach, the GDI software can be fully customized for the different customer requests, the automatic code generation also allows the codesign software strategy prototyping.