Method for Configuring at Least One Control Unit

automotive
manufacturing
over-the-air-updates
A method for efficiently programming electronic control units (ECUs) on an automotive factory assembly line using a combined unicast/multicast communication strategy between access points and ECUs.
Authors

Luca Parolini

Laurine Bonin

Fatemeh Jafari

Kamil Mammadov

Lukas Reinhart

Moritz Schnitzler

Published year

2025

Inventors
Luca Parolini, Laurine Bonin, Fatemeh Jafari, Kamil Mammadov, Lukas Reinhart, Moritz Schnitzler
Patent no.
DE102025139843.7
Assignee
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

Abstract

The patent addresses the problem of programming electronic control units (ECUs) on the assembly line of an automotive factory. An efficient communication approach is provided by relying on a combined unicast/multicast communication strategy between access points and ECUs.

Filings

Jurisdiction Kind Application / Publication no. Date
DE Application DE102025139843.7 2025-09-30

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