Model-based engineering of embedded control software

In the domain of embedded software systems, two different modeling paradigms are common: data flow-oriented approaches as used in control engineering, and interaction-oriented approaches as used in software engineering. While the former are traditionally applied to describe complex algorithms to control (physical) processes, the latter are generally applied to describe complex interaction patterns influenced by operation modes. As current embedded systems increasingly require a combination of both aspects, an integrated modeling paradigm is introduced to support a homogeneous development process covering both aspects