The east adl architecture description language for automotive embedded software

Nov 09, 2014 this model is created using the hardware architecture view of east adl, a domainspecific language for automotive architectures. The european easteea project aims to bring efficient methods and tools for mastering the complexity of these systems. East adl is an architecture description language adl for automotive embedded systems, developed in several european research projects. An energyaware mutation testing framework for eastadl. Eastadl is an autosarcompatible autosar is a standard for automotive open system architecture and was developed by several manufacturing companies. East adl is a language for modeling and development of software based systems. Eastadl is an electronic architecture and software technology architecture description language for automotive embedded systems, which was developed by a consortium of universities and automotive companies.

Subsequently, several national and international funded projects have refined the language, and it is now aligned with the more recent autosar automotive standard. Eastadl is a domain specific architecture description language adl for safetycritical and softwareintensive embedded systems. System modeling based on an architecture description language adl is a way to keep these assets within one information structure. Eastadl is an architecture description language adl for automotive embedded systems, developed in several european research projects.

Oct 22, 2012 architecture description languagesan architecture description language or architecturedefinition language, or adl is a formal specification language for describing the structure and behavior of a software architecture 9. Current development trends in automotive software feature increasing standardization of the embedded software structure. Developing dependable automotive embedded systems using. Page 110 developing automotive products using the east. East adl an architecture description language for automotive software intensive systems white paper version m2. We present eastadl, an architecture description language developed in this project et show how the verification and validation activities are linked to this language. East adl represents an architecture description language adl initially defined in the european itea east eea project. The system engineering community uses an architecture description language as a language andor a conceptual model to describe and represent system architectures. System modeling based on an architecture description language adl is a way to keep these assets within one information. Aspects covered by east adl include vehicle features, functions, requirements, variability, software components, hardware components and communication. Eastadl course eastadl electronics architecture and software technology architecture description language is a modeling language for developing industrial scale automotive embedded systems. This paper presents the east adl2 modelling language, developed in the itea east eea project and further enhanced in the atesst project.

Developing automotive products using the eastadl2, an. The complex architecture of automotive embedded systems es and limited software and hardware resources make the resourcewise earlyanalysis and veri. The proposed methodology is applied on a case study to show its efficiency. Oct 27, 2014 an architecture description language adl or simply, al is a form of expression used for architecture description. Reaping the benefits of architectural modeling in embedded.

The application domain is automotive software based systems. East adl is an architecture description language adl initially defined in the itea project east eea around 2000. While eastadl is an architecture description language providing an extension and profiling of sysml dedicated to automotive embedded systems, autosar provides means to describe software architecture architectures. East adl is an electronic architecture and software technology architecture description language for automotive embedded systems, which was developed by a consortium of universities and automotive companies. A methodology for formal analysis and verification of east. Architecture description languages adls are more and more accepted as means to manage the engineering information related to automotive electronics and deal with the increasing complexity of the automotive software 7. Eastadl an architecture description language for automotive softwareintensive systems in the light of recent use and research article pdf available july 2016 with 1,037 reads how we. The sae avionics architecture description language aadl. Evaluation and modeling of the supercore parallelization. Eastadl eastadl, 2014 is an architecture description language adl which provides an integrated and systematic support for modelling of automotive systems. Sysml for system modeling and marte for realtime aspects.

Eastadl is an architecture description language adl initially defined in several europeanfunded research projects and subsequently refined and aligned. But, it still remains the critical issue of the overall engineering information management to control the system definition and manage its complexity. Model testing of complex embedded systems using east. An initial version of this language, east adl, was developed in the east eea project 19. The east adl and autosar are the two focused architecture description formalisms in the presented work. It is designed to complement autosar with descriptions at higher level of abstractions. Further work on the the language is pursued in the atesst project 17. East adl facilitates multilevel abstractions which allow design and engineering concerns to be better managed. A formal verification technique for architecturebased. The requirements engineering in the methodology describes phases of elicitation, modeling, traceability, verification and validation. While east adl is an architecture description language providing an extension and profiling of sysml dedicated to automotive embedded systems, autosar provides means to describe software architecture architectures. Modeling an automotive software architecture using. The language allows a formalized and traceable description of a wide range of engineering concerns throughout the entire lifecycle of system development.

Pdf eastadl an architecture description language for. The avionics architecture description language aadl is a computer language used to describe the software and hardware components of an avionics system and the interfaces between those components. Eastadl facilitates multilevel abstractions which allow design and engineering concerns to be better managed. We conclude this paper with a summary and an outlook on future work in section 7. East adl is an autosarcompatible autosar is a standard for automotive open system architecture and was developed by several manufacturing companies. Model testing of complex embedded systems using eastadl. For that, we describe automotive systems an architecture description language east adl, and use two uml profiles. Developing dependable automotive embedded systems using the. Eastadl domain model has been modified for compatibility with autosar. This paper presents the results of the language extension provided by the east adl2 domain model and focuses on its possible extension of the autosar standard to support decomposition of ee automotive systems. Eastadl electronics architecture and software technology architecture description language is a modeling language for developing automotive embedded systems. Eastadl is an architecture description language adl initially defined in the itea project easteea around 2000. Architecture description languages linkedin slideshare. Isoiecieee 42010 it may be a formal language like acme, darwin, aadl, a umlbased notation, as well as any other means you may have used to describe a software architecture.

Its main purpose is the modelbased management of all engineering information in a single model. Early design artifacts of embedded systems, such as architectural models, represent convenient abstractions for reasoning about a systems structure and functionality. An architecture description language for automotive softwareintensive systems. This paper presents the east adl2 modelling language, developed in the itea easteea project and further enhanced in the atesst project. Requirements engineering in a modelbased methodology for.

Eastadl is an architecture description language specified through a metamodel and implemented as a uml2 profile, intended to support the development of automotive embedded systems by capturing modeling related engineering information. This model is created using the hardware architecture view of eastadl, a domainspecific language for automotive architectures. Development of quality assured softwareintensive systems, such as automotive embedded systems, is an increasing challenge as the complexity of these systems significantly increases. Eastadl is an architecture description language developed to specify automotive embedded system architectures at multiple abstraction levels in the development of safetycritical automotive. East adl is an architecture description language adl initially defined in the itea east eea project and subsequently refined and aligned with the more recent autosar automotive standard. East adl is a domain specific architecture description language adl for safetycritical and software intensive embedded systems. An architecture description language adl or simply, al is a form of expression used for architecture description. Architecture description languages adls are used in several disciplines. The original east adl was developed in the east eea project and basic concepts were reused in the autosar standardization initiative. An initial version of this language, eastadl, was developed in the easteea project 19. The eastadl architecture description language for automotive.

It was subsequently refined and aligned with the modeling approach of the autosar automotive standard 2 in national and international funded projects including the atesst and maenad projects 1, 5. A guideline has been defined to use east adl for construction, validation and reuse of automotive embedded software. Aspects covered by eastadl include vehicle features, functions, requirements, variability, software components, hardware components and communication. East adl east adl, 2014 is an architecture description language adl which provides an integrated and systematic support for modelling of automotive systems.

The european east eea project aims to bring efficient methods and tools for mastering the complexity of these systems. Eastadl for automotive architecture description and sysml for systems modeling. The current version of east adl which is used in the thesis too is a result of this project. The way to model this pattern in the automotive open system architecture autosar and in the architectural description language east adl is shortly described in section 6. Mar 14, 2019 development of quality assured software intensive systems, such as automotive embedded systems, is an increasing challenge as the complexity of these systems significantly increases. The language was further refined within the framework of the modelbased analysis and engineering of novel architectures for dependable electric vehicles maenad eu fp7 project. An architectural approach to the analysis, verification. Our approach is demonstrated by verifying the safety of the steering truck system units. The language was further refined within the framework of the modelbased analysis and engineering of novel architectures for dependable.

Its main purpose is the modelbased management of all engineering information in a. Model testing of complex embedded systems using eastadl and. East adl 50 embedded architectures and software technologies architecture description language is an architecture description language for automotive domain. Experiences from a modelbased methodology for embedded. The eastadl and autosar are the two focused architecture description formalisms in the presented work. The document is intended for engineers that need a short introduction to the language, through descriptions and examples. To design these building blocks properly, an architecture description language adl is indispensable. Page 110 developing automotive products using the eastadl2. It provides a comprehensive approach for defining automotive electronic systems through an information model that captures engineering information in a standardized form. The presented approach is a part of an effort to refine an architecture description language for automotive embedded systems. Eastadl is an architecture description language adl initially defined in the itea easteea project and subsequently refined and aligned with the more recent autosar automotive standard. The language is used to describe the structure of an embedded system as an assembly of software and hardware components.

East adl is an architecture description language adl initially defined in several europeanfunded research projects and subsequently refined and aligned. An architectural approach to the analysis, verification and. Eastadl overview 5 volvo technology 2010 q2 eastadl2 a system modeling approacharchitectural framework that is a template for how engineering information is organized and represented provides separation of concerns embrace the defacto representation of automotive software autosar vehicle level analysis level design level. Approach for iterative validation of automotive embedded. The original east adl is currently refined in the atesst project to east adl2. Approach for iterative validation of automotive embedded systems. Eastadl is an approach for describing automotive electronic systems through an information model that captures engineering information in a standardized form. This paper presents the results of the language extension provided by the eastadl2 domain model and focuses on its possible extension of the autosar standard to support decomposition of ee automotive systems. A system can be described at four levels of abstraction, as follows. Eastadl 7 is an architecture description language for modeling and development of automotive es, covering.

The application domain is automotive softwarebased systems. East adl architectural language east adl 6 is an autosarcompatible autosar is a standard for automotive open system architecture and was developed by several manufacturing companies. Eastadl 50 embedded architectures and software technologiesarchitecture description language is an architecture description language for automotive domain. Isoiecieee 42010 it may be a formal language like acme, darwin, aadl, a umlbased notation, as well as any other means you. This paper resumes the requirements engineering in a modelbased methodology for embedded automotive software. We also discuss the limit and recommendation when delaying the methodology. The eastadl architecture description language for automotive embedded software. Eastadl architectural language eastadl 6 is an autosarcompatible autosar is a standard for automotive open system architecture and was developed by several manufacturing companies. This language directly uses familiar automotive concepts e. An architecture description language for automotive software intensive systems. Several looselyrelated adls are competing in that area aadl 11, eastadl 4, sysml 16, 9, aml 3. The way to model this pattern in the automotive open system architecture autosar and in the architectural description language eastadl is shortly described in section 6. East adl domain model has been modified for compatibility with autosar. Eastadl an architecture description language for automotive.

One such example is the electronic architecture and software toolsarchitecture description language eastadl, a domainspecific architectural language that targets the. East adl is an approach for describing automotive electronic systems through an information model that captures engineering information in a standardized form. Architecture description languagesan architecture description language or architecturedefinition language, or adl is a formal specification language for describing the structure and behavior of a software architecture 9. The language has been developed within the project east eea by representatives of european automotive industries and academic research sites. The eastadl managing complexity in automotive electronics is the approach to transform vehicle level functional and nonfunctional requirements to structured distributed automotive embedded control software running on. The east adl managing complexity in automotive electronics is the approach to transform vehicle level functional and nonfunctional requirements to structured distributed automotive embedded control software running on. East adl is an architecture description language developed to specify automotive embedded system architectures at multiple abstraction levels in the development of safetycritical automotive products. System modelling based on an architecture description language adl is a way to keep these assets within one information structure. The east adl is an automotive specic architecture description language with a focus on capturing all important information to represent variantrich software intensive systems in a standardized. We present east adl, an architecture description language developed in this project et show how the verification and validation activities are linked to this language. Extending eastadl for modeling and analysis of system s.

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