Model-Based Software Architecture Evolution and Evaluation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Dragomir ◽  
Horst Lichter
Keyword(s):  
Software Architecture ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Architecture Evolution

Evolution Impact on Architecture Stability in Open-Source Projects

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamdouh Alenezi ◽  
Fakhry Khellah
Keyword(s):  
Software Architecture ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Efficient Technique ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Architecture Evolution

Software systems usually evolve constantly, which requires constant development and maintenance. Subsequently, the architecture of these systems tends to degrade with time. Therefore, stability is a key measure for evaluating an architecture. Open-source software systems are becoming progressively vital these days. Since open-source software systems are usually developed in a different management style, the quality of their architectures needs to be studied. ISO/IEC SQuaRe quality standard characterized stability as one of the sub-characteristics of maintainability. Unstable software architecture could cause the software to require high maintenance cost and effort. In this work, the authors propose a simple, yet efficient, technique that is based on carefully aggregating the package level stability in order to measure the change in the architecture level stability as the architecture evolution happens. The proposed method can be used to further study the cause behind the positive or negative architecture stability changes.

scholarly journals Model-Based Engineering for Medical-Device Software

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 507-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnab Ray ◽  
Raoul Jetley ◽  
Paul L. Jones ◽  
Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Software Architecture ◽  
Formal Verification ◽  
Medical Device ◽  
Infusion Pump ◽  
Design Information ◽  
Safety Requirements ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Medical Device Software ◽  
Efficient Construction ◽  
Design Techniques

Abstract This paper demonstrates the benefits of adopting model-based design techniques for engineering medical device software. By using a patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) infusion pump as a candidate medical device, the authors show how using models to capture design information allows for i) fast and efficient construction of executable device prototypes ii) creation of a standard, reusable baseline software architecture for a particular device family, iii) formal verification of the design against safety requirements, and iv) creation of a safety framework that reduces verification costs for future versions of the device software.1

scholarly journals A Software Architecture for Model-Based Programming of Robot Systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Geisinger ◽  
Simon Barner ◽  
Martin Wojtczyk ◽  
Alois Knoll
Keyword(s):  
Software Architecture ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Robot Systems
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