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Towards Safe Robotics
Model-Based Development of High Integrity Robots Authors: Dipl.-Ing. Maximilian Apfelbeck and Dr.-Ing. Stephan Myschik, The MathWorks GmbH, Ismaning Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015 In the future, the proportion of robots that interact with humans will increase rapidly...
Modern SDE vs. Certification Retention and Obsolescence
Balancing Act in Embedded Avionics Software Development Author: Dr. Ludger Janauschek, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015 When developing software for embedded systems in aviation, a wide variety of standards must be considered. One of the...
Functional safety: Certified microcontroller self-test software
What you should consider for IEC 61508 certification. Author: Dr. Jörg Koch, Renesas Electronics Europe. Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015. Self-test software is a fundamental building block in the development of functional safety applications. In...
The Magic of Macros
Using a C Preprocessor as Code Generator? Authors: András Gáspár, Dr. Laszli Gianone, Dr. Gábor Tevesz Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015 Developing software for embedded systems restricts the usage of possibilities trivially available in a PC environment. One field is the...
Dynamic software architecture for embedded systems
Software Dynamics Firmly Under Control Authors: Frank Slomka, Christian Hausner, Institute for Embedded Systems/Real-Time Systems, University of Ulm Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015 With UML and its associated extensions SysML and MARTE, the static architecture of a...
Timing architecture patterns and anti-patterns
How can timing gaps be closed? A practical report. Authors: Karsten Schmidt, Audi Electronics Venture GmbH, Kai Richter, Symtavision GmbH. Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015. New technologies such as multicore and Ethernet offer many times the computing power previously known...
Dynamic Memory Allocation: Justifiably Taboo?
Avoiding Risks Using New Memory Management Strategies Author: Steven Graves, McObject LLC Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015 Abstract Developers of fault-tolerant embedded systems must identify and eliminate possible failure points. Dynamic memory allocation is one key concern....
Health Check for the Development of Real-Time Systems
Problems in the Development Process Authors: Ralf Münzenberger, INCHRON, Friedhelm Stappert, Nuremberg Institute of Technology Contribution - Embedded Software Engineering Congress 2015 Many software projects for embedded systems have problems regarding budget or schedule overruns. Reasons include, for example,...