Adapting Control Software Systems Through Aspect-Oriented Programming

Authors:	Rohlik Ondrej, ETH, Switzerland Birrer Iwan, ETH, Switzerland Chevalley Philippe, ESA, Netherlands
Topic:	3.1 Computers for Control
Session:	Adaptability Techniques for Control System Software
Keywords:	software tools, embedded systems, safety-critical, program costs

Abstract

The current practice in the development of control systems shows an increasing demand on software reuse. This paper addresses this issue and describes a prototype tool, called XWeaver, which is based on the aspect-oriented programming technology to achieve the adaptability of reusable software components in an automated way. XWeaver is an aspect weaver for C/C++ that is specifically designed for adapting software with high criticality requirements, as it is for a majority of control applications.