To deliver complex functionalities in a cost effective manner, embedded software should ideally be developed with standardized interoperable components. At the same time, most of these embedded systems must be demonstrably safe and reliable. This paper aims to extend SaveCCM, a modelling language for component-based embedded systems, with standard safety evaluation models. Based on this extensi...

In recent years various practical applications of fuzzy logic control have appeared in the literature. Many of the applications have been implemented as software controllers utilizing a personal computer in the loop. Such control implementations are suitable for a number of applications but are not very feasible for embedded systems, e.g. untethered mobile robots. In this paper, we explore feas...

In this paper, the typical electrical and computer engineering (ECE) curriculum is examined to determine its effectiveness at presenting embedded programming skills. The software concepts and programming techniques necessary for embedded systems are somewhat different than those seen in other engineering domains. Thus, it makes sense to specifically address embedded programming needs within the...

With the development of computer technology, embedded control system plays an important role in modern industry. For the embedded system, traditional development methods are time-consuming and system is not easy to maintain. Domain-specific modeling provides a solution for the problems. In this paper, we proposed development architecture for embedded control systems based on MIC. GME is used to...

This paper introduces the current developments of the SPIF (Système de Prototypage à Implantation rapide et Faible coût) project. The goal of SPIF is to provide a low cost environment for quick prototyping of embedded distributed real-time applications. The hardware platform is built with reusable, standard off-the-shelf components. SPIF is the name of the testbed itself, a mobile autonomous ro...

In this paper, a networked embedded control of modular robot manipulators without using joint torque sensing is presented. The proposed solution uses an effective control and communication mechanism based on the virtual decomposition control (VDC) approach with embedded FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) implementation. A hierarchical master-slaves control structure is used, supported by a hi...

Today more and more functionality is packed into all kinds of embedded systems, making high-level languages, such as Java, increasingly attractive as implementation languages. However, certain aspects, essential to high-level languages are much harder to address in a low performance, small embedded system than on a desktop computer. One of these aspects is memory management with garbage collect...

This paper proposes our novel way to design new-style "nature-mediated" interactive gadgets. It can also be called “computer-embedded small natures”. We adopted small, natural and inorganic earth materials such as rough stones (on the street) and raw shells (on the beach), and embedded small micro-controllers into them for giving interactive functions. While surfaces of them are genuine/ origin...

Overview: The Trusted Computing (TC) technology is today already widely applied on Personal Computer (PC) oriented platforms. Typical use scenarios are measuring system integrity for Trusted Operating Systems, secure storage for key material and certificates, identification of platforms and together with other technology like smartcards and biometrics also the authentication and identification ...

Phil Koopman is a senior researcher at United Technologies Research Center. He currently designs and evaluates architectures and communications protocols for Otis elevators, Norden radars, UT automotive components, and other embedded applications. He has previously worked for Harris Semiconductors as an embedded CPU architect and the U.S. Navy as a submarine officer. Koopman holds a BSEE and an...