Model-based design of embedded control software for hybrid vehicles

In the last decades, model based methodologies have become the mainstay of research on embedded systems development. The availability of mature computer aided tools and of well-settled industrial practices has promoted the adoption of these methodologies in large companies, which are able to amortize the cost on a large volume of products. On the contrary, the cost of software licenses and of staff training often discourages their application in small and medium enterprises. In this paper, we present a model based methodology entirely based on the adoption of open source software tools. We have applied this methodology to a real case study provided by our industrial partner proving its effectiveness.