Authors:
Marian Daun
1
;
Jens Höfflinger
2
and
Thorsten Weyer
1
Affiliations:
1
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
;
2
Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
Keyword(s):
Automotive Engineering, Early Design, Embedded Systems, Functional Design, Function-centered Engineering.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Architectural Design and Meta Architectures
;
Cross-Feeding between Data and Software Engineering
;
Model-Driven Engineering
;
Paradigm Trends
;
Process-Centric Paradigms
;
Requirements Engineering Frameworks and Models
;
Software Engineering
;
Software Engineering Methods and Techniques
Abstract:
Research in engineering disciplines has to keep track of current developments and challenges in industry to
provide adequate solutions. As function-centered engineering of embedded systems is commonly used in
industry to cope with several challenges (e.g., to deal with the increasing number of functions realized in
software rather than in hardware, to reduce redundancy among functions implemented, to reduce the number
of cost-intensive electronic control units and sensors, or to foster re-use of developed functions in multiple
systems and environments), it is of importance for research to identify challenges and needs arising from
function-centered engineering and to provide fitting solution concepts. To identify these industry needs, we
recently conducted a study among German embedded industry. We used a combination of different investigation
techniques (i.e. questionnaires, workshops and expert interviews, and case studies) to identify, concretize,
and verify industry need
s. Furthermore, possible solution ideas were developed and evaluated to (i)
check appropriateness of identified needs and to gain more insights, as well as to (ii) provide first solution
concepts suitable for industry. This paper discusses the evaluation method, the major results and the current
state of the solution approach.
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