• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.26-39
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• 2017

The need for embedded devices to be able to exchange information with each other and with data centers is essential for the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT). Several existing communication protocols are designed for small devices including the message-queue telemetry transport (MQTT) protocol or the constrained application protocol (CoAP). However, most of the existing implementations are convenient for computers or smart phones but do not consider the strict constraints and limitations with regard resource usage, portability and configuration. In this paper, we report on an industrial research and development project which focuses on the design, implementation, testing and deployment of a MQTT module. The goal of this project is to develop this module for platforms having minimal RAM, flash code memory and processing power. This software module should be fully compliant with the MQTT protocol specification, portable, and inter-operable with other software stacks. In this paper, we present our approach based on abstraction layers to the design of the MQTT module and we discuss the compliance of the implementation with the requirements set including the MISRA static analysis requirements.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.19-25
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• 2012

As modern weapon systems have evolved into embedded software systems, the capability to develop, install, and maintain high-quality software products is becoming increasingly valuable in today's competitive aerospace and defense industry. It is desirable, especially for government-contracted projects whose end-users are military personnel, that specific types of software quality elements are assured early during product development; namely, functionality and usability. Motivated by this need to approach improving software quality from a user's perspective, this paper presents a case study that analyzes system-level software integration testing results for a weapon system indigenously developed in the Republic of Korea. Quantitative data, such as software defect ratios and configuration change rates, are computed to observe meaningful trends with respect to functionality - represented by tests designed to verify the system's electrical signal interfaces - and usability, which is evaluated in terms of how often the initial human-computer interface had to be re-designed. Insights gained from these exercises are subsequently presented as a set of "lessons learned" to take into account when developing new software items for complex weapon systems.

• Communications of the Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.63-72
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• 2013

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.73-79
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• 2010

The number of electronic embedded software in vehicle system is ever increasing for years. As a result, the electronic control units have been growing dramatically, and it is required to mutual link between these units. Due to separate API each and every embedded platform, it is difficult to develop and integrate in automotive industry. The AUTOSAR project consists suppliers and manufacturers, and the partnership is a standardized platform to establish and develop an industry standard. On the previous works, we implemented the RTE generated module design based on AUTOSAR architecture. This paper specifically focuses on the testing of the development tool that generates RTE source code. The result satisfied a need for a RTE requirements and AUTOSAR methodology in a vehicle applications.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.14 no.10
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• pp.271-281
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose the enhanced Assessment Model of the Embedded Software Process(MND-ESPAM) which is suitable for the development work of weapons in Korea. In 2008. We developed the MND-ESPAM which is the assessment criteria of software process, but this model is inefficient to apply to Korean military area. Therefore, we elicit and analyze the problems of MND-ESPAM through tow methods. One is to research on the actual condition of the domestic defense industry about software process management. And the other is to apply MND-ESPAM to the defense companies acquiring CMMI level. In order to overcome these problems elicited above, we provide solutions to make MND-ESPAM linked with Software Development Process Guide of Defense Acquisition Program Administration(DAPA) and to systematically strengthen testing activities and to reduce the number of process areas. The proposed model was proved by two objective methods such as checking the coverage with CMMI and whether it is satisfied or not by modified requirements ISO/IEC 14598-3. At last, experts in the field of software process confirmed the effect of MND-ESPAM through applying MND-ESPAM to the defense industry company.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.31-39
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• 2013

Generally, there can be a interface discrepancy between the legacy hardware and the new software in combining new software component with reused hardware components in the embedded system. This kind of the interface discrepancy may cause various types of faults and also result in declining interface fault tolerance. In this paper we propose a method to improve interface fault tolerance. First of all, the new interface discrepancy fault type which has not been dealt with before is to be defined and next the testing method for generating test paths is proposed by considering the new defined interface discrepancy fault type in this paper. Several tests show that the proposed method detects more fatal faults about 7.9% in comparison with the existing testing method for commercial broadcasting receiver. Since the proposed method can provide software developers with test paths to be available earlier on the software development cycle, in addition, software developers can regard on interface discrepancy fault in advance. Consequently, more efficient test planning can be established to improve the interface fault tolerance.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.52-55
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• 2011

Embedded system developers use design and testing tools to make their product faster. Previously developed a virtual development environment for embedded software (VDEES) using open source software, mainly the SID simulation framework for a simulator engine and the Eclipse platform for a development platform. VDEES enables developers to develop SID Component in C++. A bridge module for developing SID Component in Java has been developed and available. However, using this module, developers have to build their SID Java component from scratch. In this work, we developed SID Java Component Builder Plug-in as an additional features to VDEES. This tools enables developers to build SID Component in Java faster and easier.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2008.11b
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• pp.1257-1263
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• 2008

Recent advances in embedded system technology have brought more dependence on automating train control. While much efforts have been reported to improve electronic hardware's safety, not so much systematic approaches to evaluate software's safety, especially for the vital software running on board train controllers. In this paper, we have developed a software testing tool to evaluate train control system software safety, expecially "Metric Analysis" module. We have reviewed requirements in the international standards and surveyed available tools in the market. From this, we identified the S/W metric analysis module is required for software evaluation. So we have developed S/W metric analysis module for railway signaling systems.

• Journal of KIISE
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.692-699
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• 2016

C compilers for 8-bit MCUs used in washing machines and refrigerators often do not follow the C standard to improve runtime performance. Developers who are unaware of the difference between C compilers following the C standard and the C compilers for 8-bit MCU can cause bugs that do not appear in the standard C environment but appear in the embedded systems using 8-bit MCUs. It is difficult for bug detectors that assume the standard C environment to detect such bugs. In this paper, we introduce integer promotion bugs caused by the different integer promotion rules of the C compilers for 8-bit MCU from the C standard and propose 5 bug patterns where the integer promotion bugs occur. We have developed an integer promotion bug detection tool and applied it to the washing machine control software developed by the LG electronics. The integer promotion bug detection tool successfully detected 27 integer promotion bugs in the washing machine control software.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.475-478
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• 2006

임베디스 소프트웨어의 품질시험을 통해 임베디드 시스템 구매자들의 요구에 부합되는 고품질의 시스템을 구현할 수 있다. 임베디드 시스템의 경우 아직까지 국내에서 품질에 대한 시험 인증서비스를 제공하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 한국정보통신기술협회(TIA) SW시험인증센터에서 GS시험 인증서비스를 통해 임베디드 소프트웨어에 대한 품질을 높이는 작업을 수행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 임베디드 소프트웨어 품질 향상을 위해 중소기업청에서 의뢰한 임베디드 스프트웨어에 대한 GS인증 및 성능시험 적용사례를 기술하였다.