Protecting AV Control Circuits

The mission-critical subsystems must be robust and reliable to ensure driver and passenger safety.

The safety and convenience offered by autonomous vehicles (AVs) cannot be achieved unless the vehicle's electronic circuits are highly reliable and robust to electrical shocks. Designers can substantially reduce the risk of circuit failures by providing overcurrent protection, transient surge protection, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, and reverse polarity protection. Strategies for circuit protection should begin with three mission-critical AV subsystems: camera, radar, and ADAS.