Really Hard Time Developing Hard Real-Time: Research Activities on Component-based Distributed RT/E Systems

 

The development process of distributed real-time embedded systems (DRES) suffers significant limitations when addressing the antagonistic concerns of systems interoperability, flexibility and reliability. In this paper, we first present a component-based development process and related architecture designed to enable DRES interoperability while improving developer productivity. We then describe the techniques this process uses in order to improve reliability of these systems. The component-based framework is illustrated by a practical use case. Lastly, we present research orientations addressing verification, validation and certifiability of systems on the one hand, and their ability to tackle with the always-growing flexibility requirements on the other hand.