This directory lists and explains abbreviations that appear in Embedded Academy e-learnings.
- Alle
- Automotive SPICE®
- AUTOSAR
- Cryptography
- Electrification
- EV Charging
ASPICE
ASPICE
Automotive Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination
Standard in the automotive industry, which is based on the current version of the ISO/IEC 330xx series.
AUTOSAR
AUTOSAR
AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture
Standard which establishes an open and standardized software architecture for automotive electronic control units.
CAN
CAN
Controller Area Network
High speed bus system.
DTC
DTC
Direct Torque Control
method used in variable-frequency drives to control the torque (and thus finally the speed) of three-phase AC electric motors.
ECU
ECU
Electronic Control Unit
FOC
FOC
Field Oriented Control
Vector control for the control of electric motors.
OFDM
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Modulation method in high-level communication for electrical charging.
OTA
OTA
Over-the-air
Vehicle updates via the Internet.
PLC
PLC
Powerline Communication
Information is transmitted via a power cable.
PWM
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
Modulation type in which a technical quantity alternates between two values.
VFD
VFD
Variable-frequency drive
Frequency converter.
XOR
XOR
Exclusive-or
Logic operation for two elements.