Title :
Evaluation of the Use of Quality Attribute Scenarios in a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Controls System - Industrial Case Study
Author :
Tsakiris, Anthony ; Kristinsson, Jóhannes ; McGee, Ryan
Author_Institution :
Res. & Adv. Eng., Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a study in using quality attribute scenarios to evaluate and improve the software architecture of a control system that plans and affects energy use on a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The study confirmed for us the value of the quality attribute workshop approach in an industrial, automotive controls setting. This experience has helped us to understand how we might improve the effectiveness of this type of architectural design method within our company´s technology development environment.
Keywords :
automobiles; control engineering computing; hybrid electric vehicles; power transmission (mechanical); quality control; software architecture; architectural design; energy use; industrial automotive controls setting; plug-in hybrid electric vehicle control system; powertrain; quality attribute scenario; quality attribute workshop; software architecture; Batteries; Computer architecture; Control systems; Engines; Hybrid electric vehicles; Software; architecture evaluation; automotive; hybrid vehicle; industrial use case; quality attributes; scenarios; software architecture;
Conference_Titel :
Software Architecture (WICSA), 2011 9th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-399-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4351-2
DOI :
10.1109/WICSA.2011.18
