INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. MADE-TO-MEASURE ENGINEERING.

With our many years of expertise, we stand directly at your side through every phase of your project – from the initial concept idea through to series production. We focus on developing innovative hardware and software solutions for control units, specifically for the demanding automotive sector.

Our development processes are consistently aligned with strict automotive standards. We take full responsibility for the engineering, including validation and industrialisation. In this way, we pave a safe and efficient path for you that takes your idea from the vision, directly onto the road, and on into the future.

SERVICES

Project and supplier management

  • Management of development projects in electronics and software development
    • Project planning
    • Project management / deadline tracking
    • Implementation planning and tracking of target achievement

     

    Requirements management / change management

    • Writing specifications for all levels of the V-model
      • Function
      • System
      • Components
    • Tracking the extent to which requirements are met during development
    • Control of change management

     

    Review of development results

    • Requirements and change reviews
    • Review of circuit and SOP documents

     

    Problem management

    • Tracking and control of error correction measures/bug fixing

     

    Series support

    • Support for components in series production

System concepts

  • Concept and architecture creation based on requirements at all levels of the V-model
    • System concept
      • Functions / features
      • Communication
      • Diagnostic concepts
    • Components
      • HW/SW architecture
      • Structural and industrialisation concepts
    • Conducting preliminary developments and investigations
    • Implementation of prototypes
    • Manufacturing of demonstrators

Circuit diagram and layout

Implementation of HW concepts in circuit diagrams

  • Component definition
  • Circuit diagram creation
  • Manufacturing cost optimisation
  • Review and evaluation of circuit documents
  • Circuit simulation

Implementation of circuit documents in layouts

  • Creation of EMC-compliant circuit layouts
  • Creation of production documents for printed circuit board production and assembly
  • Integration of layout creation and design work
  • Tolerance considerations in relation to design and lighting technology
  • Thermal simulation

Electromagnetic compatibility

  • Analysis of circuit documents and layout with regard to EMC behaviour and interference
  • EMC investigations in certified laboratories
  • Set up of prototypes and replacement loads for EMC tests
  • Definition and implementation of improvement measures
  • Writing of test reports

Thermal behaviour

  • Simulation and calculation of the thermal behaviour of circuits and control units
  • Evaluation of circuit and SOP documents
  • Creation, simulation and evaluation of heat dissipation concepts
  • Energy-efficient circuit design
  • Analysing circuits and control units
  • Definition and implementation of improvement measures

Manufacturing of control units and electronic circuits

  • Manufacture and assembly of printed circuit boards
  • Manufacture of housing elements made of different materials such as plastics or aluminium
  • Manufacture of cable harnesses
  • Final assembly of all components
  • End-of-line test
  • Manufacture of individual samples, prototypes or small series

Development of algorithms and software

  • Development of algorithms
    • Efficient use of resources for embedded applications
    • For integration into digital tool chains
    • For automated evaluation of measurement data in the area of test & validation
    • Image and sample recognition
  • Software development
    • Embedded systems
      • Development of embedded applications for (networked) control units
    • PC and web-based application
      • Development of applications / tools for use in digital development toolchains
      • Data management
      • Visualisation of data
      • Test & validation
      • Control and configuration of components

Test & validation

Validation of electronic components

  • Service life tests
  • EMC tests in certified laboratories
  • Functional and requirements validation at component and system level
  • Test automation
  • Design of test bench concepts and their manufacture

KNOW HOW

EXPERTISE

We also fully concentrate on the requirements of modern lighting development in electronics and software. Here, we focus on the optimum control of LED light sources so as to create a perfect interplay of design and lighting scenes. As you would expect, thermal management and electromagnetic compatibility are also among our areas of expertise.

Thanks to our expertise in lighting functions, we can implement both embedded software and innovative applications, while developing customised concepts quickly and purposefully.

WHY WE ARE THE RIGHT PARTNER

In the area of testing and validation, we rely on innovative concepts to enable a high degree of automation. To this end, we also develop individual products tailored to the customer’s needs, and implement them precisely.

Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of lighting physics and functions, we are able to support the entire validation chain – both for the design of concept and carrying out tests. In this way, we guarantee the highest quality and efficiency in every project.

Inspiring automotive lighting solutions.
Talk to our experts.

+49 841 93164650

info@creat.de