With their new “Light Design” approach, two of Hella’s business divisions—Lighting and Electronics—are working closely, combining their product technologies into flexible, modular product systems aimed at responding to automotive market trends such as increasing vehicle customisation and autonomous driving.
All components, from headlight modules to electric control units and sensors, can be assembled in a modular fashion. Hella also support the specification of interfaces between the individual components and the development of the optimum light for the driver.
Hella’s customers benefit by being able to easily configure complex lighting systems and reduce their integration costs.In addition, automaker customers receive Hella’s software solutions ALiSiA (Advanced Lighting Simulation Architecture) for simulating lighting functions and GAIN (Graphical Animation Interpreter) for designing animations.
ALiSiA provides for virtually testing the dynamic behaviour of new front light functions, so adjustments can be made quickly and at low cost. The software allows the direct influence to be felt and experienced of individual components on the overall light output, even before the complete system is implemented in the vehicle. Products from other manufacturers can be easily integrated via change packages. And GAIN makes it possible for automobile manufacturers to easily design the light animation themselves, starting with functions such as the sequential turn signal, through individual choreographies for headlamps, rear combination lamps and interior lighting, right up to animations for autonomous driving functions. The animations designed in this way can be transferred to the embedded product just by pushing a button. This saves both time and costs in development.
