A compilation of work from internationally renowned authors, Model-Based Design for Embedded Systems elaborates on related practices and addresses the main facets of heterogeneous system design. Each chapter presents the results that have helped establish model-based design and continue to expand its parameters. The respective authors contribute their considerable expertise on the automation of design refinement and how to relate properties throughout this refinement while enabling analytic and synthetic qualities. Illustrating a broad and diverse spectrum of applications such as in automotive, aerospace, health care, and consumer electronics, this volume provides designers with readily adaptable modeling solutions for their own practice.

Gabriela Nicolescu is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique Montréal in Canada.

Pieter J. Mosterman is a senior research scientist in the Design Automation department of MathWorks in Natick, Massachusetts, and an adjunct professor at the School of Computer Science of McGill University in Montréal, Canada.

Part I: Real-Time and Performance Analysis in Heterogeneous Embedded Systems

Performance Prediction of Distributed Platforms. SystemC-Based Performance Analysis of Embedded Systems. Formal Performance Analysis for Real-Time Heterogeneous Embedded Systems. Model-Based Framework for Schedulability Analysis Using UPPAAL 4.1. Modeling and Analysis Framework for Embedded Systems. TrueTime: Simulation Tool for Performance Analysis of Real-Time Embedded Systems.

Part II: Design Tools and Methodology for Multiprocessor System-on-Chip

MPSoC Platform Mapping Tools for Data-Dominated Applications. Retargetable, Embedded Software DesignMethodology for Multiprocessor-Embedded Systems. Programming Models for MPSoC. Platform-Based Design and Frameworks: METROPOLIS and METRO II. Reconfigurable Multicore Architectures for Streaming Applications. FPGA Platforms for Embedded Systems.

Part III: Design Tools and Methodology for Multidomain Embedded Systems

Modeling, Verification, and Testing Using Timed and Hybrid Automata. Semantics of Domain-Specific Modeling Languages. Multi-Viewpoint State Machines for Rich Component Models. Generic Methodology for the Design of Continuous/Discrete Co-Simulation Tools. Modeling and Simulation of Mixed Continuous and Discrete Systems. Design Refinement of Embedded Mixed-Signal Systems. Platform for Model-Based Design of Integrated Multi-Technology Systems. CAD Tools for Multi-Domain Systems on Chips. Smart Sensors Modeling Using VHDL-AMS for Microinstrument Implementation with a Distributed Architecture.