Power Window System
AB _____ The need to bring innovative, high-quality products to market faster is driving the use of models during the design and realization process. Model-based design provides efficiencies in product development that enable companies to deliver products on time, remain within budget, and fulfill initial requirements. The latest model-based design tools can also generate prototype and production code from a model automatically, significantly decreasing development time. This paper applies the model-based design process to the design of a power window control system and considers various aspects of the validation process via testing both during simulation and physical realization.
Conclusion _______ This paper illustrates how the entire embedded control systems development process from conceptualization to implementation can be realized using a model-based design approach in combination with an integrated tools suite. Following the model-based design approach results in designs that are consistent with requirements, and allows verification and validation throughout the development process. Errors can be detected early when the cost to correct them is less than at any later stage of the development process. Further, automatic generation of code avoids the errors associated with manual implementation approaches. The same model can be used and refined for a variety of tasks carried out in a typical development process. The net benefit of model-based design is improved efficiency of the development process, which translates to faster time-to-market, reduced development costs, and higher quality.