Towards the definition of a pattern sequence for real-time applications using a model-driven engineering approach

Abstract

Real-Time (RT) systems exhibit specific characteristics that make them particularly sensitive to architectural decisions. Design patterns help integrating the desired timing behaviour with the rest of the elements of the application architecture. This paper reports a pattern story that shows how a component-based design has been implemented using periodic concurrent tasks with RT requirements. The Model-Driven Software Development (MDSD) approach provides the theoretical and technological support for implementing a pattern-guided translation from component-based models to object-oriented implementations. This work has been done and validated in the context of the development of robotic applications. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.