What Every Engineer Should Know About Developing Real-Time Embedded Products

by Fowler; Kim R.

• ISBN13: 9780849379598
• ISBN10: 0849379598
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-10-24
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

You can find them in your wristwatch or MP3 player; they perform specific functions in washing machines, traffic lights, and even pacemakers. Embedded systems are pervasive, ubiquitous, and widespread throughout our daily lives. Developing these real-time embedded products requires an understanding of the interactions between different disciplines, such as circuit design, power, cooling, packaging, software, and human interface. This volume provides the knowledge and insight engineers need to make critical design decisions and offers a clear guide for preparing and developing projects in different markets.The book begins by laying the basic groundwork for effective processes, covering smaller, self-contained devices and subsystems, ranging from handheld devices to appliances. Highly detailed case studies, which include designing instruments for space flight, implanted medical devices, and military support equipment, illustrate industry best practices and managerial issues. Each case study is detailed in terms of concept, market, standards, integration, manufacturing, and phases. With schedule and estimation templates, this highly functional text presents numerous examples of design tradeoffs critical to successful project development.Offering even coverage and clarification of the entire development process, What Every Engineer Should Know about Developing Real-Time Embedded Products provides engineers and industrial designers with practical tools to make important decisions, from deciding whether to buy or build subsystems to determining the appropriate kinds of field testing.

Table of Contents

What Every Engineer Should Know: Series Statement	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Author	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xx
List of Abbreviations	p. xxi
Development Processes	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Concept and Market	p. 5
People and Disciplines	p. 7
Architecting and Architecture	p. 8
Phases of a Project	p. 16
Scheduling	p. 19
Documentation	p. 21
Requirements and Standards	p. 24
Analysis	p. 30
Design Trade-Offs	p. 31
Tests	p. 38
Integration	p. 42
Manufacturing	p. 44
Support	p. 45
Disposal	p. 47
Liability	p. 48
Priorities	p. 49
Summary	p. 49
References	p. 50
Variations on the Theme-Considerations for Mission-Critical Equipment and Medical Devices	p. 53
Development Processes	p. 53
People and Disciplines	p. 55
Architecting and Architecture	p. 55
Phases	p. 61
Scheduling	p. 65
Documentation	p. 66
Requirements and Standards	p. 66
Analysis	p. 70
Design Trade-Offs	p. 75
Tests	p. 84
Integration	p. 86
Manufacturing	p. 90
Support	p. 90
Disposal	p. 93
Liability	p. 93
Priorities	p. 93
Summary	p. 94
References	p. 94
Tools of the Trade	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Tools for Estimation and Feasibility	p. 97
Tools for Project Control	p. 102
Tools for Design	p. 104
Laboratory Equipment	p. 106
References	p. 109
Case Study 1-Major Appliances	p. 111
Concept and Market	p. 111
People and Disciplines	p. 113
Architecting and Architecture	p. 113
Phases	p. 115
Scheduling	p. 115
Documentation	p. 115
Requirements and Standards	p. 116
Analysis	p. 116
Design Trade-Offs	p. 116
Tests	p. 119
Integration	p. 119
Manufacturing	p. 119
Support	p. 120
Disposal	p. 121
Liability	p. 121
Summary	p. 121
Acknowledgment	p. 121
Case Study 2-Telecom Products	p. 123
Concept and Market	p. 123
People and Disciplines	p. 125
Architecting and Architecture	p. 125
Phases	p. 127
Scheduling	p. 128
Documentation	p. 128
Requirements and Standards	p. 130
Analysis	p. 131
Design Trade-Offs	p. 131
Tests	p. 133
Integration	p. 134
Manufacturing	p. 135
Support	p. 137
Disposal	p. 138
Liability	p. 139
Summary	p. 139
Acknowledgments	p. 139
Case Study 3-Commercial Laboratory Equipment	p. 141
Concept and Market	p. 141
People and Disciplines	p. 143
Architecting and Architecture	p. 144
Phases	p. 147
Scheduling	p. 156
Documentation	p. 156
Requirements and Standards	p. 158
Analysis	p. 159
Design Trade-Offs	p. 160
Tests	p. 165
Integration	p. 166
Manufacturing	p. 166
Support	p. 168
Disposal	p. 168
Liability	p. 168
Summary	p. 169
Acknowledgment	p. 169
References	p. 169
Case Study 4-Automobile Engine Controller	p. 171
Concept and Market	p. 171
People and Disciplines	p. 173
Architecting and Architecture	p. 173
Phases	p. 176
Scheduling	p. 176
Documentation	p. 177
Requirements and Standards	p. 177
Analysis	p. 179
Design Trade-Offs	p. 179
Tests	p. 182
Integration	p. 183
Manufacturing	p. 183
Support	p. 184
Disposal	p. 185
Liability	p. 185
Summary	p. 187
Acknowledgments	p. 187
References	p. 188
Case Study 5-Industrial Flowmeter	p. 189
Concept and Market	p. 189
People and Disciplines	p. 190
Architecting and Architecture	p. 191
Phases	p. 192
Scheduling	p. 193
Documentation	p. 193
Requirements and Standards	p. 194
Analysis	p. 194
Design Trade-Offs	p. 194
Tests	p. 199
Integration	p. 199
Manufacturing	p. 199
Support	p. 200
Disposal	p. 201
Liability	p. 201
Summary	p. 202
Acknowledgment	p. 202
Case Study 6-Military Support Equipment	p. 203
Concept and Market	p. 203
People and Disciplines	p. 206
Architecting and Architecture	p. 207
Phases	p. 208
Scheduling	p. 210
Documentation	p. 210
Requirements and Standards	p. 211
Analysis	p. 211
Design Trade-Offs	p. 212
Tests	p. 215
Integration	p. 217
Manufacturing	p. 217
Support	p. 218
Disposal	p. 218
Liability	p. 218
Summary	p. 218
Acknowledgment	p. 219
Reference	p. 219
Case Study 7-Designing Instruments for Space Flight	p. 221
Concept and Market	p. 221
People and Disciplines	p. 222
Architecting and Architecture	p. 223
Phases	p. 224
Scheduling and Estimating	p. 229
Documentation	p. 230
Requirements and Standards	p. 235
Analysis	p. 236
Design Trade-Offs	p. 239
Tests	p. 244
Integration	p. 245
Manufacturing and Fabrication	p. 250
Support	p. 260
Disposal	p. 260
Liability	p. 261
Summary	p. 261
Acknowledgments	p. 261
References	p. 262
Case Study 8-Aerospace Video Processor	p. 263
Concept and Market	p. 263
People and Disciplines	p. 265
Architecting and Architecture	p. 265
Phases	p. 267
Scheduling	p. 269
Documentation	p. 269
Requirements and Standards	p. 271
Analysis	p. 272
Design Trade-Offs	p. 272
Tests	p. 274
Integration	p. 275
Manufacturing	p. 275
Support	p. 276
Disposal	p. 276
Liability	p. 276
Summary	p. 277
Acknowledgment	p. 277
Case Study 9-Satellite Subsystem	p. 279
Concept and Market	p. 279
People and Disciplines	p. 280
Architecting and Architecture	p. 281
Phases	p. 282
Scheduling and Estimating	p. 283
Documentation	p. 283
Requirements and Standards	p. 288
Analysis	p. 289
Design Trade-Offs	p. 289
Tests	p. 299
Integration	p. 299
Manufacturing and Fabrication	p. 300
Support	p. 300
Disposal	p. 300
Liability	p. 301
Summary	p. 301
Acknowledgments	p. 301
References	p. 301
Case Study 10-Programmer for Implanted Stimulators	p. 303
Concept and Market	p. 303
People and Disciplines	p. 306
Architecting and Architecture	p. 307
Phases	p. 309
Scheduling	p. 311
Documentation	p. 311
Requirements and Standards	p. 313
Analysis	p. 316
Design Trade-Offs	p. 323
Tests	p. 327
Integration	p. 328
Manufacturing	p. 328
Support	p. 329
Disposal	p. 329
Liability	p. 329
Summary	p. 330
References	p. 331
Case Study 11-Implanted Medical Devices	p. 333
Concept and Market	p. 333
People and Disciplines	p. 334
Architecting and Architecture	p. 338
Phases	p. 342
Scheduling	p. 349
Documentation	p. 349
Requirements and Standards	p. 354
Analysis	p. 359
Design Trade-Offs	p. 361
Tests	p. 367
Integration	p. 370
Manufacturing	p. 371
Support	p. 373
Disposal	p. 373
Liability	p. 374
Summary	p. 374
Acknowledgment	p. 375
References	p. 375
Summary Comparisons Across the 11 Case Studies	p. 377
Comparing the Case Studies	p. 377
Market	p. 378
People and Disciplines	p. 379
Architecting and Architecture	p. 380
Scheduling	p. 381
Documentation and Processes	p. 381
Requirements and Standards	p. 382
Analyses	p. 383
Design Trade-Offs	p. 383
Test and Integration	p. 390
Manufacturing	p. 390
Support and Service	p. 391
Liability	p. 392
Some Observations on Architectural Trade-Offs in Selected Real-Time Systems	p. 393
Some Thoughts	p. 393
Indicating System for a Parking Garage	p. 393
Data Acquisition System for Biological Monitoring	p. 404
Gun Fuzing System	p. 407
Summary	p. 411
References	p. 412
Some Observations about Consumer Appliances	p. 413
Concept and Market	p. 413
Product Teardown Summaries	p. 414
Coffeemaker Teardown	p. 414
Remote Control Teardown	p. 428
Hobbies, Arts, and Crafts	p. 432
Common Appliance Problems	p. 434
Summary	p. 435
References	p. 438
Some Observations about User Interfaces	p. 439
Why Are User Interfaces so Important?	p. 439
Basic Principles for User Interfaces	p. 439
Vending Machine faux pas	p. 441
Appliance Display faux pas	p. 442
Remote Control faux pas	p. 444
Boombox faux pas	p. 446
Handheld Chemical Agent Sensors	p. 446
Summary	p. 452
References	p. 453
Index	p. 455
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