Book description
The leading text in the field explains step by step how to write
software that responds in real time
From power plants to medicine to avionics, the world increasingly
depends on computer systems that can compute and respond to various
excitations in real time. The Fourth Edition of Real-Time Systems
Design and Analysis gives software designers the knowledge and
the tools needed to create real-time software using a holistic,
systems-based approach. The text covers computer architecture and
organization, operating systems, software engineering, programming
languages, and compiler theory, all from the perspective of real-time
systems design.
The Fourth Edition of this renowned text brings it thoroughly
up to date with the latest technological advances and applications.
This fully updated edition includes coverage of the following concepts:
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Multidisciplinary design challenges
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Time-triggered architectures
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Architectural advancements
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Automatic code generation
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Peripheral interfacing
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Life-cycle processes
The final chapter of the text offers an expert perspective on the
future of real-time systems and their applications.
The text is self-contained, enabling instructors and readers to focus
on the material that is most important to their needs and interests.
Suggestions for additional readings guide readers to more in-depth
discussions on each individual topic. In addition, each chapter
features exercises ranging from simple to challenging to help readers
progressively build and fine-tune their ability to design their own
real-time software programs.
Now fully up to date with the latest technological advances and
applications in the field, Real-Time Systems Design and
Analysis remains the top choice for students and software
engineers who want to design better and faster real-time systems at
minimum cost.
PHILLIP A. LAPLANTE, PhD, PE, is Professor of
Software Engineering at Penn State, where he specializes in software
and systems engineering, project management, and software testing and
security. Dr. Laplante spent several years as a software engineer and
project manager working on avionics, computer-aided design, and
software test systems. He has authored or edited twenty-seven books
and has published more than 200 scholarly articles.
SEPPO J. OVASKA, DSc, is Professor of Industrial Electronics at
Aalto University, Finland. He has served as a visiting scholar at Utah
State University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Passau,
Germany, and has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed
journals. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Ovaska developed control
systems for high-rise elevators; those contributions led to nine
international patents.
