Model-Based Design of Adaptive Embedded Systems

Description

This book describes model-based development of adaptive embedded systems, which enable improved functionality using the same resources. The techniques presented facilitate design from a higher level of abstraction, focusing on the problem domain rather than on the solution domain, thereby increasing development efficiency. Models are used to capture system specifications and to implement (manually or automatically) system functionality. The authors demonstrate the real impact of adaptivity on engineering of embedded systems by providing several industrial examples of the models used in the development of adaptive embedded systems. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Adaptivity in Professional Printing Systems....Pages 1-9 Aspects of Adaptive Systems Engineering: A Professional Printing Case....Pages 11-40 Piezo Printhead Control: Jetting Any Drop at Any Time....Pages 41-85 Adaptive Control Strategies for Productive Toner Printers....Pages 87-123 Reasoning with Uncertainty about System Behaviour: Making Printing Systems Adaptive....Pages 125-158 Supporting the Architecting Process of Adaptive Systems....Pages 159-188 Model-Driven Design-Space Exploration for Software-Intensive Embedded Systems....Pages 189-244 Engineering Adaptive Embedded Software: Managing Complexity and Evolution....Pages 245-281 Reflections on the Octopus Project....Pages 283-289 Back Matter....Pages 291-306