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Distributed Modeling and Framework for Collaborative Embedded System Design

Published

Author(s)

XuanFang Zha, Ram D. Sriram

Abstract

In this paper, we develop distributed design models and framework for collaborative embedded system design. Based on the component-based approach, a unified design-with-modules scheme is proposed to model the embedded system design process and a web-based distributed module modeling and evaluation (WebDMME) framework is developed as a collaborative cyber-infrastructure to support distributed network-centric embedded system design. The framework intends to link distributed, heterogeneous hardware/software (HW/SW) design models and tools and assist designers in evaluating design alternatives, visualizing trade-offs, finding optimal solutions, and making decisions on the web. It also enables designers to build integrated design models using both the local and distributed resources (e.g., local and distributed HW/SW modules) and to cooperate by exchanging services. The client (browser) / knowledge server architecture allows embedded system design models to be published and connected over the web to form an integrated intelligent models/modules network. Finally, as an illustration, a model for modular microrobotic systems design is developed.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the DETC '2005 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Conference Location
Long Beach, CA, USA

Keywords

collaborative design, component-based approach, cyber-infrastructure, distributed module modeling and evaluation (DMME), Embedded system, hardware/software co-design, hardware/software modules

Citation

Zha, X. and Sriram, R. (2005), Distributed Modeling and Framework for Collaborative Embedded System Design, Proceedings of the DETC '2005 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=822301 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created June 30, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021