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A case study in computer-aided co-design of embedded controllers

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We present an application of the methodology and of the various software tools embedded in the POLIS co-design system. The application is in the realm of automotive electronics: a shock absorber controller, whose specification comes from an actual product. All aspects of the design process are closely examined, including high level language specification and automatic hardware and software synthesis. We analyze different software implementation styles, compare the results, and outline the future developments of our work.

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  1. Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, CA, USA

    Massimiliano Chiodo

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA

    Daniel Engels

  3. Magneti Marelli, Torino, Italy

    Paolo Giusto

  4. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Harry Hsieh

  5. Magneti Marelli, Torino, Italy

    Attila Jurecska

  6. Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

    Luciano Lavagno

  7. Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan

    Kei Suzuki

  8. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

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This work was partially supported by SRC Contract DC-324-028 and by MURST Research Project “VLSI Architectures”.

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Chiodo, M., Engels, D., Giusto, P. et al. A case study in computer-aided co-design of embedded controllers. Des Autom Embed Syst 1, 51–67 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00134683

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