In this paper we present a new data model for tool integration that extends existing data models by an abstract graph model. We provide a framework service based on this model which generates implementations of graph-based design representations from a conceptual schema. In two case studies we use them for rapid construction of a high-level synthesis tool and for easy fine-grained integration to an existing simulator.

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In this paper, we present our approach to automate the development process of co-design tools. We demonstrate with a non-trivial real world example how we can accelerate the tool design process using the software prototyping environment APICES.In a very short time we constructed the tool Dual Dynamics Designer (DDD) which supports a novel methodology in robot software development. DDD allows to edit a complex differential equation-based specification of dynamic robot behavior via an intuitive graphical interface and automatically generates microcontroller code in C as well as a simulation model in Java from it.Speed-up of the tool design process is primarily achieved by a rigorous top-down tool modeling approach in combination with a highly configurable tool frame generator.