Timing Verification of Component-Based Vehicle Software with Rubus-ICE: End-User's Experience

This paper discusses an end-user's experiences of utilizing timing analysis tools to verify predictability of distributed embedded systems in the vehicle industry. The analysis tools are plug-ins for an industrial tool suite, namely Rubus-ICE, that is based on the principles of model-based engineering (MBE) and component-based software engineering (CBSE). These plug-ins implement various state-of-the-art timing analyses including response-time analysis and end-to-end data-path analysis. The experiences discussed in this paper provide a useful feedback in terms of usability and validity of assumptions to the tools provider as well as to the academia.