A Software Architecture for Automotive
Multimedia-Platforms Supporting Software
Product Lines
Dr. Elmar Cochlovius
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
Becker-Göring-Straße 16
76307 Karlsbad
elmar.cochlovius@harman.com
Abstract: In current- and next-generation car models, automotive infotain-
ment systems integrate several complex applications including multimedia,
which operate in parallel in a real-time environment. This paper outlines rele-
vant constraints of the software design process to address the diverging re-
quirements of different OEM customers, market segments and target hard-
ware. The resulting conflicts mandate a flexible software architecture. We out-
line the close relation and interaction ...