In-vehicle PLC Milad Mohammadi L. Lampe, M. Lok, S. Mirabbasi, M. Mirvakili, R. Rosales, & P. van Veen
Outline 1.Background 2.Past Work 3.Present Work / Results 4.Future Work Milad Mohammadi
1. Background Milad Mohammadi
Significance Wiring Length: 1955: 45m 2002: 4km Today: 80% of auto-innovations stem from electronics. Wiring harness is the most expensive & complicated electrical component! Milad Mohammadi
Motivation Want to ↓ comm. network complexity ↓ weight & price ↑ transmission reliability ↑ throughput Every elec. equipment has a power line Use POWER-LINE Data Communication Milad Mohammadi
Example Milad Mohammadi We are interested in high connectivity
2. Past Work Milad Mohammadi
Past Work PSA Peugeot Citroen University of Lille, France Channel Characterization & Modeling Transfer Function Load Noise Impulse Response Milad Mohammadi
Past Work PSA Peugeot Citroen University of Lille, France Channel Characterization & Modeling Transfer Function Load Noise Impulse Response Milad Mohammadi
3. UBC PLC Project
Present Work Pontiac Solstice 2006 University of British Columbia, Canada Channel Characterization & Modeling Transfer Function Load Noise Milad Mohammadi
Present Work Pontiac Solstice 2006 University of British Columbia, Canada Channel Characterization & Modeling Transfer Function Load Noise Milad Mohammadi
Setup Milad Mohammadi Two-port Network S-Parameters
Setup 8 Nodes 12 Vehicle States 211 Measurements Freq. Range: 500kHz – 100MHz Milad Mohammadi
Results Milad Mohammadi
Insertion Gain Insertion Gains of the “Cigarette Lighter Computer Unit” link. Vehicle at 12 different states Milad Mohammadi
Insertion Gain Indirect Path Milad Mohammadi Direct Path
Insertion Gain Direct Path Indirect Path Milad Mohammadi
Impedance |Z in | at two different vehicle states Important for Modem Design Front Right Light Milad Mohammadi
Statistics: Fixed Gain CDF Plot of all Measurements. Milad Mohammadi
Statistics: Fixed Freq. Multiple Freq. (eg FSK) Milad Mohammadi 50th, 10th and 1st percentiles of insertion gains as function of frequency.
4. Future Work Milad Mohammadi
Future Work Impulsive Noise Impulse Response Performing Data Communication Milad Mohammadi
Group Website Our measurement data are open-source & available at: Milad Mohammadi
Thank You! UBC In-vehicle PLC Group