Existing and Emerging Challenges Facing Automotive EMC

Technical development has turned automotive systems into complex electrical and RF devices. Fully electric powertrains and the development of vehicle autonomy increases the need for active electrical components, complex interconnected systems, and the use of RF systems. Both far and near-field sensors require low-noise environments to ensure adequate performance. Real-time decision making for safety-critical situations requires high speed communication and processing. Power quality from both on-board (powertrain) and off-board (utility grid) requires deliberate EMC analysis. The use of radars and sensors increases the complexity of RF cosite interference analysis. Automotive engineers must consider the susceptibility of systems that directly control the vehicle and require high-levels of safety assurance. Please join us for this webinar to discuss the existing and emerging challenges facing automotive EMC engineers. The presentation will give an overview of the requirements, test and analysis procedures useful to existing automotive EMC teams. We will discuss emerging threats from new interference sources. We will describe how teams use simulation and analysis to consider powertrain coupling to RF systems. Next, we will discuss the challenges of maintaining compatibility among the wide variety of RF systems installed on and off the platform. We will describe scenario modeling in a crowded urban area and discuss the challenges of analyzing and designing to allow for uninterrupted operation of safety-critical systems. At the end of the webinar, attendees should have a high-level understanding of the overall steps to achieving compliant vehicles as well as an appreciation of the challenges of designing the next generation of vehicles.