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Software in embedded (e.g. automotive) systems requires a high level of reliability. Model-based development techniques are increasingly used to reach this goal, but so far there is relatively little published knowledge on the comparative benefits in using different assurance techniques. We investigate different and potentially complementary model-based software quality assurance methods (namely simulation and white-box testing vs. model-checking) at the hand of an application to the software component of a door control unit. We draw conclusions with regards to suitable application use cases.
This work was performed partly when the first and second authors were at TU Munich and the third at BMW. Contact: http://www.jurjens.de/jan
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Jürjens, J., Reiß, D., Trachtenherz, D. (2008). Model-Based Quality Assurance of Automotive Software . In: Czarnecki, K., Ober, I., Bruel, JM., Uhl, A., Völter, M. (eds) Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems. MODELS 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5301. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87875-9_59
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