Electronic Automotive Systems
Motorcycles, cars, and trucks are increasingly powered by networks of embedded systems, each of which is a combination of software and electronics. Some modern vehicles have over one hundred processors and when even one of these electronic automotive systems malfunctions, the results can be deadly. Barr Group is in the business of designing reliable and secure computers and our team of expert software engineers, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers is intimately familiar with electronic automotive subsystems including:
- Engine control units (ECU) and transmissions
- Anti-lock braking systems (ABS)
- Navigation systems and GPS
- Airbag controllers and electronic data recorders (EDR)
- Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
- Automotive vision systems and self-driving technologies
- Other vehicle safety and security systems
- In-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and telematics like OnStar
- CAN busses and related SAE network protocols
- Hybrid and electric vehicles and battery charging
Barr Group's software experts are familiar with all of the operating systems used by carmakers, including real-time operating systems like OSEK and QNX, and Android/Linux, as well as all programming languages such as assembly, C, C++, and Matlab. And we are just as comfortable with electronic circuits and ASICs and the Verilog and VHDL languages.
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Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's automotive software experts support plaintiffs and defendants in litigation in U.S. District Courts, at the International Trade Commission (ITC), and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Our services include:
- Technical assistance with drafting of discovery requests
- Software source code review and analysis
- Source code comparisons for copyright and trade secret theft
- Analysis of electronics and related design documents
- Prior art review for patent invalidity
- Reverse engineering, including disassembly of binary code
- Forensic analysis and accident reconstruction
- Crash data retrieval and analysis
- Expert reports, declarations, and witness statements
- Testimony at deposition, oral hearings, and trials
Our experience with automotive litigation is extensive and includes source code analysis and testimony in the runaway Toyota economic loss and personal injury cases as well as in suits relating to excess VW diesel emissions, faulty MyFord Touch subsystems, and deadly GM ignition switches.
Barr Group has a demonstrated ability to quickly activate one or more code reviewers to match the size, scope, and complexity of any project.
Further Reading
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Automotive Systems Expert Witness List
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Assistant Professor specializing in advanced thermal management for high-performance electronics, with over a decade of industry experience designing cooling…
This expert is a speech recognition architect and natural language processing specialist with nearly 20 years of experience developing dialogue systems and…
Senior technology consultant with over two decades of expertise in semiconductor design, verification, and architecture. Specialized knowledge spans DDR SDRAM…
Engineering executive with over 40 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing process control, advanced process control software systems, and ASIC yield…
Senior embedded systems security engineer with over 15 years of experience designing and implementing secure systems across defense, automotive, and commercial…
Seasoned enterprise resource planning and SAP consultant with two decades of hands-on experience configuring and programming complex systems, specializing in…
Security engineer with over two decades of experience in embedded software development, vulnerability research, and reverse engineering across x86, ARM, and MIPS…
Professor of Computer Science with 25+ years of combined academic and industry experience specializing in real-time operating systems, embedded kernels, and…
Senior-level electronic engineering professional with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and over two decades of hands-on experience designing power electronics…
Senior engineering leader with over 20 years of expertise in power electronics, microgrid energy management, and advanced electric drive systems, with…