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:
Software and systems engineer with several decades of hands-on experience in the design and implementation of complex embedded systems based on Linux, Windows,…
Chemist and portable power expert with thirty years of industry experience in the fields of lithium batteries and ultracapacitor technologies including…
Adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering with years of industry experience in the design of microprocessors for infotainment and multimedia…
Professor of electrical engineering with over twenty-five years of experience as a teacher, researcher and consultant in…
PhD chemist and expert in explosives, including airbag propellants, with thirty-five years of industrial research and development experience as both a staff…
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science with more than twenty-five years of experience in industry and…
Automotive engineer with over twenty five years of experience in road and race vehicle engineering and design. Has experience in forensics consulting for…
Independent consultant across all aspects of semiconductor design and development with more than two decades of experience in industry. …
Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering with more than three decades of experience in industry and academia. Has…
Independent consultant and former adjunct professor of technical project management with over four decades of industry experience in automotive sensors,…