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This paper describes a model-based quality assurance approach in the context of a software architecture for parallel kinematic machines (PKMs). Due to high velocities PKMs are safety critical and cause hard real-time requirements for the according control system. In a joint effort mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and computer scientists designed a software architecture for the special requirements of PKMs.
Here, it is explained what kind of models have been used to specify the structure, behavior, and requirements of the software under development and what validation and verification techniques have been used to improve the quality of the resulting software system.
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Steiner, J., Diethers, K., Hagner, M., Goltz, U. (2010). Model Based Quality Assurance for a Robotic Software Architecture. In: Schütz, D., Wahl, F.M. (eds) Robotic Systems for Handling and Assembly. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 67. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16785-0_21
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