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Domain Specific Modelling for Reconfigurable Distributed Embedded Control Systems

RICHTA Tomáš, JANOUŠEK Vladimír et al. Domain Specific Modelling for Reconfigurable Distributed Embedded Control Systems. In: ACIIDS 2018. Brno: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University, 2018, pp. 447-452. ISBN 978-80-214-5543-6.
Czech title
Doménově specifické modelování pro rekonfigurovatelné distribuované vestavné řídící systémy
Type
conference paper
Language
english
Authors
Richta Tomáš, Ing. (DITS FIT BUT)
Janoušek Vladimír, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DITS FIT BUT)
and others
Keywords

distributed, embedded, control systems, domain specific languages, model driven software engineering, executable models, Petri nets, formal analysis, software methodologies

Abstract

Construction process of Distributed Embedded Control Systems (DECS) is typically based on direct programming in low-level languages and compilation of binary executable intended to run on target platforms or operating systems. That makes the construction process very rigid and expensive. In addition to that, todays DECSs consist of tens or hundreds of interrelated nodes and thus represent a very complex environment for system programmers to maintain. Model-Driven Software Engineering (MDSE) for Embedded Systems solve the problem of complexity by a higher level of abstraction and formal definitions approach. In this paper we describe a methodology that bases on the usage of Domain Specific Modelling Languages (DSMLs) and formal methods for DECSs specification and their further transformation into the Reference Petri Nets (RPN) model directly runnable as a system simulation. The RPN implementation is finally translated into the interpretable form of the model and deployed on physical nodes of the system and run by a specialized virtual machine called Petri Nets Virtual Machine (PNVM). Among the major advantages of our approach, that will be explained in this paper belong: (i) the ability of domain experts to understand the DSML specification of the system and therefore directly participate within its construction process, (ii) formally defined, but still Touring complete intermediate language - reflecting the distributed, concurrent and synchronised features of the system, as well as (iii) the actor properties of every part of the system functionality and the possibility of its migration across the running model, and also the (iv) platform independence of each part of the system and the possibility to modify parts at run-time, as well as (v) the possibility of selected automated formal analysis of the constructed model of the system.

Published
2018
Pages
447-452
Proceedings
ACIIDS 2018
Conference
Mechatronika 2018, Brno, CZ
ISBN
978-80-214-5543-6
Publisher
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University
Place
Brno, CZ
BibTeX
@INPROCEEDINGS{FITPUB11812,
   author = "Tom\'{a}\v{s} Richta and Vladim\'{i}r Janou\v{s}ek and et al.",
   title = "Domain Specific Modelling for Reconfigurable Distributed Embedded Control Systems",
   pages = "447--452",
   booktitle = " ACIIDS 2018",
   year = 2018,
   location = "Brno, CZ",
   publisher = "Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University",
   ISBN = "978-80-214-5543-6",
   language = "english",
   url = "https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/11812"
}
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