In this paper, we present a proposal for a UML profile called `Embedded UML'. Embedded UML represents a synthesis of various ideas in the real-time UML community, and concept...
Use cases are useful in various stages of the software process. They are very often described using text that has to be interpreted by system designers. This could lead to implemen...
One of the main goals of design patterns is to design for change. Many design patterns leave some room for future changes and evolutions. The application of design patterns leads ...
To meet performance requirements as well as constraints on cost and power consumption, future embedded systems will be designed with multi-core processors. However, the question o...
We describe the commercial application of agents to the handling of catalogue and stock-control for the selling of books on the internet. The primary characteristic of the target ...