Siemens software integrates application and product life cycle management
With the new software, Siemens integrates Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. The result is a solution for the automotive industry that can be used to seamlessly manage two fundamentally different life cycles: electromechanical systems and software development for controlling such physical systems. Automotive companies can expand software functionality and traceability while improving product quality. Recall actions resulting from embedded software can then be reduced to a minimum. With this announcement, the Siemens Business Unit for PLM Software will present the first of a series of industry solutions for the Digital Enterprise.
“Cars are becoming more complex. Collision avoidance, automatic parking and the trend towards self-propelled, autonomous vehicles are just some of the new developments. This increases the need for software solutions to control such functions. This is reflected in growing product development challenges, “said Dave Lauzun, Vice President of Siemens PLM Software, Automotive & Transportation. “With ALM, the development process of embedded software can be controlled. PLM includes the management of physical systems. Siemens is now bringing together both. Automotive companies can develop robust, high-quality mechatronic systems faster, more efficiently and more precisely, and drive the future of mobility. “
For automotive companies, it is a major challenge to manage the development of embedded software in close synchronization with the production of physical systems. The main reason is that the life cycles of the product itself and the software are completely different. Software development is controlled independently of other processes. The interface is validated with the hardware only at individual, predefined control points. In the age of intelligently networked cars, however, the interrelation between software and the physical system becomes more complex, revealing the weak spots of current processes, tools and methods. A digital twin of the vehicle systems can represent both the physical and digital behavior of networked cars. Development managers regard this as a necessary step to implement innovations.
“Linking the development of embedded software with other disciplines during design is the key to smart products, vehicle systems and smart product development,” said André Girard, Senior Analyst, IoT & Embedded Technology for VDC Research.
The integrated solution for software development for the automotive industry makes embedded software what it should be: an integral part of the complete product life cycle, advertises Siemens. This step is essential for automotive companies to keep pace with the rapidly changing technologies in the industry. At the same time, they increase the flexibility in product development.
Further information on the solution can be found at www.siemens.com/plm/automotive-software
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