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The module, CXT-ICM3SA, was introduced at APEC earlier this year and combines a three-phase 1.2kV SiC mosfet bridge – rated at 340 to 550A depending on model – a driver board and a control board in a stack.
The control board is built around Silicon Mobility’s OLEA T222 IC which has lock-step Arm Cortex-R5F processing. It is “engineered to fit on top of our intelligent power module and the co-developed high temperature gate driver board, providing a stack to ease the implementation of an electric drive train”, said Cissoid.
Applied EV, based in Victoria Australia, has a multi-purpose electric vehicle base called ‘Blanc Robot’. Described as ‘programmable’ and ‘autonomous ready’, the platform has four-wheel steering and drive, and carries various tops including the protective cage in the photo, a box for carrying loads internally, and flat surface on which crates or pallets can be stacked.
The accompanying control electronics, branded ‘Digital Backbone’, has a software-defined vehicle architecture. “This software system meets ASIL functional safety requirements for cargo and industrial applications. A combination of software, firmware and electronics enable level 4/5 automation,” according to the company.
“Applied EV has achieved ISO 9001, ISO/SAE 21434 and IEC62443 standards, alongside a preliminary audit by TÜV SÜD outlining a roadmap to ISO 26262 certification and mass production,” according to Cissoid.
“Both Applied EV and Cissoid recognise functional safety is critical in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles,” said Applied EV CEO Julian Broadbent. “The partnership integrates Cissoid intelligent modules into our Digital Backbone, giving our customer the safest vehicle in the shortest time possible.”
