Citation
Jan F. Broenink, Marcel Groothuis, Peter Visser, Bojan Orlic. "A Model-Driven Approach to Embedded Control System Implementation". Talk or presentation, 19, May, 2007.

Abstract
The work presented here is on setting up methodological support, including (prototype) tools, for the design of distributed hard real-time embedded control software for mechatronic products. The use of parallel hardware (CPUs, FPGAs) and parallel software is investigated, to exploit the inherent parallel nature of embedded systems and their control.

Two core models of computation are used to descibe the behavior of the total mechatronic system (plant, control, software and I/O): discrete event system (DES) and continuous time system (CTS). They are coupled via co-simulation, to be able to do consistency checking at the boundaries. This allows for integration of discipline-specific parts on the model level (during design phases) instead of on the code level (during realization and test phases). Cross-view design-change influences get specific attention, to allow for relaxation of the tension between several dependability issues (like reliability and robustness), while keeping design time (and thus design costs) under control. Furthermore, the design work can be done as a stepwise refinement process. This yields a shorter design time, and a better quality product. The method is illustrated with a case using the tools being prototyped.

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  Jan F. Broenink, Marcel Groothuis, Peter Visser, Bojan
  Orlic. <a
  href="http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/165.html"
  ><i>A Model-Driven Approach to Embedded Control
  System Implementation</i></a>, Talk or
  presentation,  19, May, 2007.

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  Jan F. Broenink, Marcel Groothuis, Peter Visser, Bojan
  Orlic. "A Model-Driven Approach to Embedded Control
  System Implementation". Talk or presentation,  19, May,
  2007.

• BibTeX

  @presentation{BroeninkGroothuisVisserOrlic07_ModelDrivenApproachToEmbeddedControlSystemImplementation,
      author = {Jan F. Broenink and Marcel Groothuis and Peter
                Visser and Bojan Orlic},
      title = {A Model-Driven Approach to Embedded Control System
                Implementation},
      day = {19},
      month = {May},
      year = {2007},
      abstract = {The work presented here is on setting up
                methodological support, including (prototype)
                tools, for the design of distributed hard
                real-time embedded control software for
                mechatronic products. The use of parallel hardware
                (CPUs, FPGAs) and parallel software is
                investigated, to exploit the inherent parallel
                nature of embedded systems and their control.
                <p>Two core models of computation are used to
                descibe the behavior of the total mechatronic
                system (plant, control, software and I/O):
                discrete event system (DES) and continuous time
                system (CTS). They are coupled via co-simulation,
                to be able to do consistency checking at the
                boundaries. This allows for integration of
                discipline-specific parts on the model level
                (during design phases) instead of on the code
                level (during realization and test phases).
                Cross-view design-change influences get specific
                attention, to allow for relaxation of the tension
                between several dependability issues (like
                reliability and robustness), while keeping design
                time (and thus design costs) under control.
                Furthermore, the design work can be done as a
                stepwise refinement process. This yields a shorter
                design time, and a better quality product. The
                method is illustrated with a case using the tools
                being prototyped. },
      URL = {http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/165.html}
  }
  

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