Developing complex software and systems

Experienced developers know that the first step towards taming systems’ complexity is to analyze and define the product and system requirements. This is why we kick off every development project by identifying all stakeholders. Then we can pinpoint, consolidate, and formalize their demands. And that enables us to spot inconsistencies and gaps at an early turn. We use models to simulate a system’s behavior and observe changes triggered by applying different algorithms or varying parameters. A virtual prototype serves to assess software and hardware requirements early on. As the project progresses, we continue to assess, plan, and manage defined requirements and change requests.

What we do at a glance:

• Stakeholder analysis
• Evaluation and specification of requirements
• Risk management
• Specification / Formalized requirements

So many functions, so many safety-critical interfaces, so many indeterminate dynamic dependencies – the mounting complexity of systems presents unprecedented challenges for developers. Let our experts team up with yours to create a system architecture built on model-based methods and designed to align with your development practices. Count on us to pinpoint the appropriate level of abstraction and translate system requirements into the concept that best fits your situation.

What we do at a glance:

• Model-based systems engineering
• Definition of system architectures
• Decomposition of requirement and allocation to different domains
• Ability to make architectural decisions
• Link architecture / safety / security
• Platform development / variant management

We understand the importance of enduring quality. And we know how to handle deadline pressure and deliver hardware and software products developed to high standards. We provide advice and operational support throughout the development process. Our quality assurance methods bridge the gap between process documentation and application in day-to-day project work. The objective is always to develop state-of-the-art processes and adapt them to your needs. We also track the compliance of project activities at the operational level and align results with a process defined specifically for you. In pursuit of quality results, we keep the feedback flowing from day one of our collaboration with you.   

What we do at a glance:

• Process consulting for software, hardware and system developments
• Gap analysis (compared to known automotive standards such as ASPICE, ISO26262)
• Implementation of formal assessments / audits (ASPICE, security, safety)
• Combined approach to development (Safety Audit, Security Audit, ASPICE assessment)

As an engineering partner for software and system development, we furnish control engineering services and develop complex algorithms and applications. Software development has been our forte since the company’s inception. Feel free to call on our model-based and conventional programming services for embedded, desktop, and mobile applications. We can also help you design, optimize, and assess software architectures. In the face of rising complexity, reusability is fast becoming a top priority in all phases of development. Seeking to optimize efficiency from day one of the development effort, we seize every opportunity to modularize, abstract, and reuse specifications, software components, and tests.

What we do at a glance:

• Real-time software architectures (RTA)
• Model-based and classic software development
• Individual tool development and process automation
• Verification, validation and test (PiL, MiL, SiL)

Agile processes tend to blur the lines between the development and integration of software components. As the development effort progresses, we integrate some software into the hardware on the fly, and run it straightaway. This method of continuous integration serves to pinpoint errors early on and maximize software maturity at every point in the development process. The final step of integration is to configure and verify the interfaces between individual software components – that is, the functions and modules.

What we do at a glance:

• Agile integration (continuous integration)
• Development of an integration platform