Acronym · Automotive
DCU (Domain Control Unit)
A powerful controller that absorbs the functions of many small ECUs within one functional domain such as powertrain, chassis, body, cockpit or ADAS. It usually pairs an application processor with one or more safety microcontrollers.
- Also known as
- Domain controller
- Type
- Acronym
- Domain
- Automotive, E/E architecture
Notes
Domain controllers were the mainstream consolidation step of the late 2010s, now increasingly bypassed in favour of zonal plus central compute.
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