Building Parallel, Embedded, and Real-Time Applications with Ada

Abstract

The arrival and popularity of multi-core processors has sparked a renewed interest in the development of parallel programs. Similarly, the availability of low-cost microprocessors and sensors has generated a great interest in embedded real-time programs. This book provides students and programmers whose backgrounds are in traditional sequential programming with the opportunity to expand their capabilities into parallel, embedded, real-time and distributed computing. It also addresses the theoretical foundation of real-time scheduling analysis, focusing on theory that is useful for actual applications. Written by award-winning educators at a level suitable for undergraduates and beginning graduate students, this book is the first truly entry-level textbook in the subject. Complete examples allow readers to understand the context in which a new concept is used, and enable them to build and run the examples, make changes, and observe the results.

Applying COCOMO II for a DO-178C Safety-Critical Software Effort Estimation

“…operate at an extremely high frequency and have strict response requirements in which a single fault can generate catastrophic events (McCormick et al 2011). Romani et al (2010) emphasize the importance of requirements for space soft ware systems according to the NASA criticality scale.…”

Safety Critical Software Effort Estimation using COCOMO II: A Case Study in Aeronautical Industry

“…A NASA possui um guia para desenvolvimento de software crítico chamado NASA Software Safety Guidebook [25], que define software crítico da seguinte maneira: "O software é considerado crítico para a segurança se ele controla ou monitora hardware ou software perigoso ou crítico para a segurança". Em geral tais aplicações são aplicações embarcadas e consideradas de tempo real, ou seja, operam à uma frequência extremamente alta e possuem requisitos de reposta rigorosos nos quais uma simples falha pode gerar eventos catastróficos [26].…”

Robust Numerical Tracking of One Path of a Polynomial Homotopy on Parallel Shared Memory Computers

“…All members of the work crew have access to all data in the random access memory of the computer. The emphasis in this research is on the high level development of parallel algorithms and software [16]. The code is part of the free and open source PHCpack [21], available on github.…”