Extending EAST-ADL for modeling and analysis of partitions on functional architectures

The complexity in automotive systems engineering is increasing over the last decade. In particular, new comfort functions as well as functions towards autonomous driving are reasons for this complexity. A new dimension is introduced by the usage of multi-core processors since there is a shift from sequential to parallel thinking in the different development phases. Therefore, in this paper we present an approach for supporting the development process of distributed systems aligned with the EAST-ADL approach, by using partitioning. We present an extension to EAST-ADL for partitioning and show ways how an automatic partitioning on different levels of abstraction can be achieved. These partitions can support system designers during the design process of functional architectures, by giving a first insight how well the functional components can be distributed on hardware in later stages of the development process