Applying the Model-Driven Architecture Approach to Dynamic Structure Applications

Min Zhu (1) , Clément Foucher (1) , Vincent Albert (1) , Alexandre Nketsa (1)

1 LAAS-ISI - Équipe Ingénierie Système et Intégration

Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) is a system engineering approach which consists in separating the model description from the execution platform. It allows building a model without detailed knowledge of the target platform, as well as retargeting the execution platform without changing the model itself. We present a meta-model called Partial Reconfigurable DEVS (PRDEVS) that is able to represent dynamic structure changes of a model. We base our approach on the DEVS formalism, which is modular and hierarchical. Our description paradigm differs from the previous DEVS-based dynamic meta-models in that it explicitly deals with adding and removing components. This approach is closer to the general reconfigurable embedded system design methodology. Both a software and a FPGA-based hardware platform are considered as dynamic execution platforms.

Mots clés: Model Driven Architecture; Reconfigurable Architectures; Meta-Model; Simulator

Domaines: Modélisation et simulation

Min Zhu, Clément Foucher, Vincent Albert, Alexandre Nketsa. Applying the Model-Driven Architecture Approach to Dynamic Structure Applications. 31st European Simulation and Modelling Conference (ESM 2017), Oct 2017, Lisbon, Portugal. 8p. ⟨hal-01635791⟩