An Integrated Model-Driven Approach for Mechatronic Systems Testing

Abstract

Abstract-Mechatronic systems integrate mechanical, electrical and software subsystems. They are increasingly important in mission-critical infrastructures in different domains including automotive, healthcare, energy and transportation sectors. As such, the adequate testing and validation of such infrastructures are of prime importance. Mechatronic systems testing has been supported by different isolated industrial and research approaches including automated test infrastructures, model-based testing, and test execution engines. While these approaches have individual benefits, they are usually applied in isolation, suffering from different weaknesses. This paper reports on an integrated model-driven approach for mechatronic systems testing, where existing approaches are combined and enhanced. The result is unprecedented levels of automation and testability. We discuss the design and implementation of our approach, illustrating its use with a hybrid calculator example.

Experiences using Tedeso: an extensible and interoperable model-based testing platform

“…While some case studies discussed in this section have been individually presented elsewhere (Silva Filho et al, 2010Crelier et al, 2011;Silva Filho and Budnik, 2012), in this paper we focus on how these case studies exercise Tedeso extensibility and interoperability, presenting the benefits and challenges of the use of a workflow-driven, service-oriented architecture. In particular, we evaluate those case studies by describing the development effort in terms of number of lines of code and complexity of each developed component.…”

“…The former, keyword-based approach has been the most common strategy utilized in Tedeso test automations. The details of this test case are discussed at (Silva Filho and Budnik, 2012). Figure 24.…”