Title :
ESTEVAL: a decision support tool for hardware/software system design
Author :
Jett, David B. ; Midkiff, Sciott F.
Author_Institution :
Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper considers a process and framework for the selection of hardware, software and firmware components for computer-based systems during the final stages of preliminary design. ESTEVAL, a prototype design decision support tool, was developed to investigate and illustrate the role of concurrent engineering in preliminary design, particularly system configuring. ESTEVAL provides a framework for design decision support for the selection of components for system configuring based on multiple design attributes.
Keywords :
computer architecture; concurrent engineering; decision support systems; systems analysis; ESTEVAL; concurrent engineering; decision support tool; design automation; firmware; hardware design; hardware/software system design; multiple design attributes; prototype; software design; Concurrent engineering; Decision support systems; Design automation; Displays; Hardware; Microprogramming; Prototypes; Software design; Software systems; Space exploration;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Engineering of Computer Based Systems, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 International Symposium and Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2531-1
DOI :
10.1109/ECBS.1995.521871
