Case Study: Hutchinson achieves 46% lower CPU load for anti-vibration control with MathWorks Embedded Coder

Hutchinson Improves C Code Performance for an Anti-Vibration Control System Using Embedded Coder

Hutchinson, working with MathWorks, faced a technical risk when CPU utilization for its anti-vibration motor control module climbed to 80% after integrating manually written code. The company wanted to improve performance for a new direct-drive actuator while keeping the original proven controller hardware.

Using MathWorks Embedded Coder and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) testing on the TI C2000 microprocessor, Hutchinson quickly iterated on optimizations, tested C code automatically, and validated results. MathWorks helped Hutchinson reduce CPU load by 46% in just a few days and deliver verified code in just over two weeks, with only minor hardware changes.

Hutchinson

Patrick Fayard

Hutchinson