Prototype Real-Time Monitor. Executive Summary.

Abstract

The task to study implementing a real-time monitor (RTM) resulted from the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) involvement with the Ada simulator validation program (ASVP). The ASVP introduced us to the needs and constraints of real-time flight simulators. One of the goals of the ASVP is to produce well-engineered designs that exhibit modularity, abstraction, information hiding, and that are well-documented, reliable, extensible, modular, and maintainable. The embodiment of these attributes in the resulting Ada system introduces new problems to the flight simulator world, problems which do not exist in the traditional FORTRAN environment. This report summarizes the history, goals, and conclusions of the Prototype Real-Time Monitor development effort. This effort was undertaken to address two specific technical questions: 1) How can user tools find, access, and display data hidden in the bodies of Ada applications? and 2) How can user tools be layered on top of Ada applications?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA188928

Entities

People

  • Roger Van Scoy

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Executives
  • Flight Simulators
  • Management Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Monitors
  • Procurement
  • Prototypes
  • Security
  • Simulators
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Validation

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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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  • Software Engineering.