Paper Info
Title
Applying model-driven engineering to a method for systematic treatment of NFRs in AmI systems
Abstract
The satisfaction of Non-Functional Requirements NFRs has a clear impact in the success of Ambient Intelligence AmI Systems. However, existing methods and techniques to engineer these systems lack support in their specific and systematic treatment. In this paper, a Model-Driven Engineering MDE method for the design of AmI systems is introduced to deal with NFRs paying special attention to those particularly related to the features of these kind of systems, namely, unobtrusiveness, context-awareness, and self-adaptativeness. The aim is to enable the semi-automatic derivation of quality software design models from an NFRs specification of the system, with special focus on agent-oriented architectures. To this end, Computation Independent Models CIM and transformation techniques between them are defined, as well as an evaluation procedure to be applied, which can help developers to make successful solution decisions satisficing the overall quality properties required for AmI systems, and also specific ones for each particular system. The proposal is illustrated by means of a case study of an Ambient Assisted Living AAL system for elderly people.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.3233/AIS-130209
JAISE
Keywords
Field
DocType
aal system,special attention,systematic treatment,quality software design model,ami system,model-driven engineering,special focus,particular system,nfrs specification,overall quality property,ambient intelligence ami systems,non-functional requirements nfrs,requirements engineering,model driven engineering,ubiquitous computing,ambient intelligence
Satisficing,Software design,Simulation,Computer science,Model-driven architecture,Ambient intelligence,Requirements engineering,Ubiquitous computing,Computation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
3
1876-1364
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
25
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tomás Ruiz-López1477.95
Carlos Rodríguez-Domínguez26312.63
Manuel Noguera319632.94
MaríA José RodríGuez4132.33
Kawtar Benghazi5304.82
José Luis Garrido6849.25