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A Model-Driven Software Development Approach Using OMG DDS for Wireless Sensor Networks

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The development of embedded systems challenges software engineers with timely delivery of optimised code that is both safe and resource-aware. Within this context, we focus on distributed systems with small, specialised node hardware, specifically, wireless sensor network (WSN) systems. Model-driven software development (MDSD) promises to reduce errors and efforts needed for complex software projects by automated code generation from abstract software models. We present an approach for MDSD based on the data-centric OMG middleware standard DDS. In this paper, we argue that the combination of DDS features and MDSD can successfully be applied to WSN systems, and we present the design of an appropriate approach, describing an architecture, metamodels and the design workflow. Finally, we present a prototypical implementation of our approach using a WSN-enabled DDS implementation and a set of modelling and transformation tools from the Eclipse Modeling Framework.

Keywords

  • Sensor Node
  • Object Management Group
  • Code Fragment
  • Common Object Request Broker Architecture
  • Wireless Sensor Network Platform

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  1. Distributed Systems Lab, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 18, D-65197, Wiesbaden, Germany

    Kai Beckmann & Marcus Thoss

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  1. School of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 599 Kwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, 151-742, Seoul, Korea

    Sang Lyul Min

  2. The Aerospace Corporation, Software Systems Engineering Department, 15049 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, CH3/320, VA 20151, USA

    Robert Pettit

  3. Institute of Computer Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Treitlstrasse 3, 1040, Vienna, Austria

    Peter Puschner

  4. Systems and Networking, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstr. 6a, 86135, Augsburg, Germany

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Beckmann, K., Thoss, M. (2010). A Model-Driven Software Development Approach Using OMG DDS for Wireless Sensor Networks. In: Min, S.L., Pettit, R., Puschner, P., Ungerer, T. (eds) Software Technologies for Embedded and Ubiquitous Systems. SEUS 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6399. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16256-5_11

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