Real-time Design Patterns: Robust and Scalable Architecture for Real-time Systems

Author: Douglas
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book covers key topics such as:
● Identifying large-scale strategic decisions that will affect most software elements.
● Coordinating and organizing system components and subsystems.
● Managing memory and resources.
● Defining the distribution of objects across multiple systems.
● Building secure and reliable architectures.
● Mapping subsystem and component architectures to underlying hardware.
This book provides numerous problem-solving templates that have been refined through the author's years of experience, helping readers find more efficient design solutions faster and more easily.
It details common architectural design patterns for real-time embedded systems and the Rapid Object-Oriented Process for Embedded Systems (ROPES).
The patterns described in this book are represented using UML notation.
The book's patterns are divided into six major categories:
- Subsystem and Component Architecture Patterns
- Concurrency Patterns
- Memory Patterns
- Resource Patterns
- Distribution Patterns
- Security and Reliability Patterns
This book can serve as a technical reference for designers and developers of real-time embedded systems, as well as supplementary material for upper-level students in computer science, automation, and mechatronics programs studying operating systems, computer control systems, and related courses.
It is also an excellent example for designers learning UML modeling.
Additionally, this book can be used as a template for knowledge sharing within software development organizations, abstracting and formalizing the experience of technical personnel in solving problems for broader organizational use.
When creating real-time and embedded systems, there should be no room for error.
The nature of the final product demands systems that are robust, efficient, and highly reliable.
The limitations of processor and memory resources exacerbate this challenge.
Experienced developers rely on design patterns—proven solutions that address design challenges—to build secure real-time and embedded systems.
For developers seeking to explore this powerful technology, Real-Time Design Patterns is a first-class reference.
The book begins by reviewing UML notation and semantics, then introduces the Rapid Object-Oriented Process for Embedded Systems (ROPES) and its key technologies.
Subsequently, it covers the classification and application of design patterns.