LISTS OF PROJECTS

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• BMW iDrive HMI Development (2010 - now) - user interface development in the entertainment area
  Customer: Elektrobit Automotive GmbH/BMW AG
  Operating System: QNX, Windows
  Hardware: Proprietary embedded hardware
  Programming Environment: Visual C++, Python, SVN
  Technologies: HMI framework, embedded software, MFC
  Impact: Improved software to reach series production; implementation of new features
  
  
• HMI Controller for a Kombi Interface of Bosch AG (2009 - 2010)
  Customer:  SSW
  Operating System: OSEK, VxWorks, Windows
  Hardware: Proprietary embedded hardware
  Programming Environment: Visual C++, Softtunes, Python, SVN
  Technologies: HMI framework, embedded software, interprocessor communication, MFC
  Impact: Improved software to reach series production; implementation of new features
  
  
• blue PiraT data logger (2005 - 2009) - Project management, architecture and development for a multibus data logger
  Customers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Audi AG, Porsche AG, Siemens VDO, Harman-Becker, etc.
  Operating System: Linux, Windows
  Hardware: PC, proprietary embedded hardware
  Programming Environment: Visual C++, GNU
  Technologies: CAN, MOST 25, MOST 150, RS232, RS422, LIN, FlexRay, GN-Log, network cameras, SSH, FTP, embedded hardware, Power PC, ST10, Blackfin DSP, Powermanagement
  Impact: Improved the error analysis process during the development process of automotive electronic device units (ECUs)
  Links: Product homepage
  
       

• Serial Trace Analyser (2002 - 2004) - Development of a serial trace analysis tool
  Customer: BMW AG
  Operating System: Windows
  Hardware: PC
  Programming Environment: Java, Eclipse
  Technologies: Serial port, sound recording
  Impact: Improved the BMW error analysis process
  
       

• The Robotic Platform (1999 - 2001) - Architecture and development of an object-oriented framework for robot control
  Customer: Clemson University, USA
  Operating System: QNX 6.2
  Hardware: Real-time, Open Inventor, motion control cards, Puma manipulators, WAM manipulators
  Programming Environment: C++, GNU
  Technologies:
  Impact: Sold in USA and Asia, published in the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
  Links: Paper, Presentation
  

               

• QMotor Robotic Toolkit (1998 - 1999) - Architecture and development of an object-oriented robot control environment
  Customer: Clemson University, USA
  Operating System: QNX 4.25 and 6.2
  Hardware: PC, ServoToGo motion control card
  Programming Environment: C++, GNU, Watcom
  Technologies: Real-time, motion control cards, Puma manipulators
  Impact: Sold in USA and Asia, published in the Control Systems Magazine
  Links: Paper, Manual
  

                 
   

• Robot Simulator (1998 - 1999)
  Customer: Clemson University, USA
  Operating System: Windows NT
  Programming Environment: Visual C++, OpenGL
  Technologies: Socket communication, 3D graphics
  Impact: Allowed testing robot control programs without the risk of damaging hardware before trying them on the real robot
  

                 
   

• QRobot - A PC Based Robot Control System (1997 - 1998) - a PC-based system for telerobotic decontamination and decommissioning
  Customer: Clemson University, USA /  Department of Energy
  Operating System: QNX 4.25
  Hardware: PC, ServoToGo motion control card
  Programming Environment: C++, GNU, Watcom
  Technologies: Real-time, motion control cards, Puma manipulators
  Impact: Demonstrates how a PC with a real-time operating system to the integration of real-time control tasks and advanced user interfaces
  Links: Paper
  

                
   

• QMotor (1997 - 2000) - A graphical real-time control environment
  Operating System: QNX 4.25 and 6.2
  Customer: Clemson University, USA
  Hardware: PC, ServoToGo motion control card
  Programming Environment: C++, GNU, Watcom
  Technologies: Real-time, motion control cards
  Impact: Sold in USA, Europa, Asia and South America, published in the Control Systems Magazine
  Links: Paper, Manual
  

                

• QWidgets (1997 - 2000) - A object-oriented wrapper for QNX Photon microGUI
  Operating System: QNX 4.25 and 6.2
  Customer: Clemson University, USA
  Programming Environment: C++, GNU, Watcom
  Impact: Basis for the user interface implementation of different projects at Clemson University
  

              

• COR Control System (1996) - Control software for a golf ball shooting and measurement device
  Customer: Clemson University, USA
  Operating System: Windows
  Hardware: PC, video capture board, DSP board
  Programming Environment: C++, Borland
  Technologies: Low level hardware programming
  Impact: Research Tool
  
  
• The Unwinding Analyzer (1996) - Video Analysis Tool for the Yarn Unwinding Process
  Customer: Clemson University, USA
  Operating System: Windows 95
  Hardware: PC, video capture board, DSP board
  Programming Environment: C++, Borland
  Technologies: Synchronized video capturing, DSP - PC communication, 3D image processing
  Impact: Provided new insights into the yarn unwinding process
  Links: Website, Thesis
  

               

• Easy Slide (1995) - The Different Audiovision Control Concept
  Customer: Live Show, Munich
  Operating System: Atari TOS
  Hardware: Atari 1040 ST
  Programming Environment: C
  Technologies: Infrared Control of CD Players, Real-Time Control of Slide Projectors
  Impact: Successfully presented 18 slide shows in Germany
  Links: Manual
  
  
• Debugging Tool for EWSD (1995) - Tool to analyse stack traces
  Customer: Siemens AG, Munich
  Operating System: OS/2
  Hardware: PC
  Programming Environment: C
  Impact: Simplified error analysis