Software Engineering for Real Time Systems

Description

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the systematic design of real-time and embedded software systems. It is written in an accessible style and complemented by numerous diagrams, the reader is guided through the steps of a total design approach, from the initial definition of the task all the way through to documentation. The text provides arguments, examples, techniques, and methodologies to demonstrate what software engineering can offer a real-time software developer. Both the fundamentals of software design and modern design methodologies are covered throughout the text. Any software engineer looking to develop skills working with real-time systems.

contents:

1. Real-time systems; Setting the scene.
2. The search for dependable software.
3. First steps - requirements analysis and specification.
4. Software and program design concepts.
5. Real-time operating systems - an introduction.
6. Practical aspects of real-time operating systems.
7. Diagramming - an introduction.
8. Practical diagramming methods.
9. Designing and constructing software - code-related issues.
10. Software analysis and design - methods and methodologies.
11. Analysing and testing source code.
12. Development tools.
13. Mission critical and safety critical systems.
14. Performance engineering.
15. Documentation.