A Model-driven development approach to design software for embedded systems using the Android platform

摘要

the complexity in embedded systems applications at the present time has been increasing considerably. This paper proposes an iterative and incremental approach to design software applications for embedded systems based on Model-Driven Software Development (MDSD). MDSD helps to develop software by enhancing its reusability and maintainability. The proposed approach is tested by using it to develop a self-monitoring home healthcare system, which gathers and processes information from a generic Wireless Body Sensor Network (WBSN) using Bluetooth technology. The prototype was developed using both the Android software development kit (SDK) and the development platform Eclipse, integrated with IBM Rational Rhapsody plugin.