Title :
Design issues in real-time
Author :
Laplante, Phillip
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., Madison, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The meaning of ´real-time system´ is defined, and two types are identified: soft real-time systems, for which performance is degraded but not destroyed by failure to meet response time constraints, and hard real-time systems, for which failure to meet response time constraints leads to system failure. The concepts of events and determinism are examined.<>
Keywords :
performance evaluation; real-time systems; system recovery; systems analysis; design issues; determinism; events; hard real-time systems; response time constraints; soft real-time systems; system failure; Accelerometers; Aircraft; Automobiles; Control systems; Delay; Embedded system; Hardware; Insurance; Real time systems; Space shuttles;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
