AuthorsM. Z. Iqbal, S. Ali, T. Yue and L. C. Briand
TitleApplying UML/MARTE on Industrial Projects: Challenges, Experiences, and Guidelines
AfilliationSoftware Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Engineering
Project(s)The Certus Centre (SFI)
StatusPublished
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
JournalSoftware and Systems Modeling
Number1619-1366
Pagination1-19
Date PublishedMarch 2014
PublisherSpringer Publishing Company
Abstract

MARTE (Modeling and Analysis of Real-Time and Embedded Systems) is a UML profile, which has been developed to model concepts specific to Real-Time and Embedded Systems (RTES). In the last five years, we have applied UML/MARTE to three distinct industrial problems in three industry sectors: architecture modeling and configuration of large-scale and highly configurable integrated control systems, model-based robustness testing of communication-intensive systems, and model-based environment simulator generation of large-scale RTES for testing. In this paper, we report on our experience of solving these problems by applying UML/MARTE on four industrial case studies. We highlight the challenges we faced with respect to the industrial adoption of MARTE. Based on our combined experience, we derive a framework to guide practitioners for future applications of UML/MARTE in an industrial context. The framework provides a set of detailed guidelines that help reduce the gap between the modeling notations and real-world industrial application needs.

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