Industry Initiatives and AADL
A number of industry initiatives are making a substantial investment to adopt AADL and related technologies toward a predictable, model-based, embedded systems engineering practice.
Initiative Name |
Description of Initiative |
Description of Project |
Network of Excellence on Embedded Systems Design |
Sponsored the International UML/AADL workshop series |
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Group funded by the European Commission (EC) |
Engaged in a study of a proof-based engineering approach; carrying out pilot projects on requirements from existing (ATV, Proteus) and for future missions (Aurora and GMES) |
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AVSI (pdf, 667 kb) |
Aerospace Vehicle Systems Institute |
Approach uses the AADL. Initial proof of concept prototype of a 3 tier model of an aircraft was completed in less than 2 months. AVSI is adopting the SEI architecture-centric, model-based approach to improve software-reliant aircraft system development and certification. In Dec. 2008, the AVSI executive board approved a $40M 3-4 year project based on a successful proof of concept demonstration using the SEI AADL toolset. |
COTRE |
Avionics group led by Airbus in France |
Chose AADL for its ability to combine static and dynamic architecture description in a single model, reducing the number of models to be valdiated |
ESA |
European Space Agency |
Chose AADL in a study of satellite architecture, as part of an effort to reduce the system time-to-market and operational cost through proof-based engineering from a validated system family architecture |
Support for Predictable Integration of mission Critical Embedded Systems |
Focuses on a model-based approach for mission-critical embedded systems, with AADL as a key technology to model the runtime architecture |
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The Toolkit In OPen source for Critical Applications & SystEms Development |
Aims to provide a tool chain infrastructure for embedded systems engineering, including AADL |