Solutions on Embedded Systems

Embedded systems have an increasing importance in our everyday lives. The growing complexity of embedded systems and the emerging trend to interconnections between them lead to new challenges. Intelligent solutions are necessary to overcome these challenges and to provide reliable and secure systems to the customer under a strict time and financial budget.

Solutions on Embedded Systems documents results of several innovative approaches that provide intelligent solutions in embedded systems. The objective is to present mature approaches, to provide detailed information on the implementation and to discuss the results obtained.

Part I.-  Sensor Networks.- Chapter 1 Performance of Gossip Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks; M.Baldi, F.Chiaraluce and E.Zanaj.- Chapter 2 Using a Prioritized Medium Access Control Protocol for Incrementally Obtaining an Interpolation of Sensor Readings; B.Andersson, et al.- Chapter 3 Embedded systems in the POSEIDON MK6 Rebreather; A.Sieber, et al.- Chapter 4 Embedded Data Logging Platform for Research in Diving Physiology; B.Kuch, et al.- Chapter 5 IEEE 1451 Sensor Interfacing and Data Fusion in Embedded Systems; S.Saponara, L.Fanucci and B.Neri.-

Part II.  Network on Chip and Multicore Systems.- Chapter 6 Cost-based Deflection Routing for Intelligent NoC Switches; M.Radetzki and A.Kohler.- Chapter 7 NOCEXplore; S.Gigli and M.Conti.- Chapter 8 Coverage-driven Verification of HDL IP cores; S.Saponara, et al.- Chapter 9 A Multiprocessor Platform for Efficient Data Processing in Electronic Musical Instruments; M.Caldari, F.Ripa and M.Conti.- Chapter 10 A Distributed Hardware Algorithm for Scheduling Dependent Tasks on Multicore Architectures; L.Di Gregorio.-

Part III.  Automotive.- Chapter 11 Automotive Embedded Systems; E.Armengaud, et al.- Chapter 12 An Embedded Datalogger with a Fast Acquisition Rate for in-Vehicle Testing and Monitoring; G.Fertitta, et al.- Chapter 13 Secure Gateway Interoperability; Á.Reina, et al.-

Part IV.  Software and System Architecture.- Chapter 14 Applying Bayesian Networks for Intelligent Adaptable Printing Systems; A.Hommersom, et al.- Chapter 15 Applicability of Virtualization to Embedded Systems; R.Kaiser.- Chapter 16 Distributed Trading Architecture with Sensors Support for a Secure Decision Making; J.Martínez Fernández, R.Seepold and N.Martínez Madrid.- Chapter 17 Migrating from a Proprietarfy RTOS to the OSEK Standard Using aWrapper; J.Denil, et al.-

Part V.  Power Aware Design.- Chapter 18 A Sigma-Delta Controlled Power Converter for Energy Harvesting Applications; R.d'Aparo, S.Orcioni, M.Conti.- Chapter 19 Energy Efficient Data Transmission of on-Chip Serial Links; G.Kornaros.- Chapter 20 Powersim: power estimation with SystemC; M.Giammarini, S.Orcioni, M.Conti.- Chapter 21 Power Analysis of Embedded Systems; G.Vece, M.Conti.

Massimo Conti is Associate Professor at Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. His research activity in the field of Microelectronics is devoted to:  System Level design methodologies of low power Integrated Circuits, Wireless Sensor Networks, Statistical simulations at device level of IC, Design of mixed-signal IC. He has published more than 130 papers in books, journals or conferences.

Simone Orcioni is Assistant Professor at Università Politecnica delle Marche, teaching courses in analog and digital electronics. He has published a text book and about ninety international papers. He has been working in statistical device modeling and simulation and analog circuit design. His research interests include also RF, non-linear systems and system level circuit design.

Natividad Martínez Madrid is Professor for Internet Technologies at Reutlingen University (Germany). Her main research areas are: Service integration platforms, virtualisation of management environments, model-based design, and safety and emergency services. She worked as project coordinator or principal researcher in several national and international projects. She was member of the technology platforms eNEM and PROMETEO as well as founding member and Steering Board Member of the OSGi-Users Group in Spain. Natividad published more than 60 articles in books, journals or conferences.

Ralf Seepold is Chair for Ubiquitous Computing at the University of Applied Sciences HTWG in Konstanz (Germany). He is working in the domain of mobile service integration, model-driven design, virtualisation of management environments and distributed sensor networks. Ralf has experience as principal researcher or coordinator in several international projects running in the European Framework Programme or under a EUREKA label (ITEA, MEDEA). He is editor of five books, contributor to several book sections, and principal author of more than 50 articlespublished in international journals and conferences.