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Mirko Conrad:
A Systematic Approach to Testing Automotive Control Software

Proc. of Convergence 2004, Detroit (US), Oct. 2004, SAE Technical Paper Series 2004-21-0039

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Abstract:
Usually, the testing of today's ECUs follows a gut feel approach, leading to test gaps and test redundancies. This paper presents a new, more systematic way of testing automotive control software. The central element of the approach is the Classification-Tree Method for Embedded Systems (CTM/ES). Using an interface description, which can be based on the specification or the software model, test scenarios can be derived systematically and described in a graphical way so as to provide the user with visual information about test coverage. The approach opens up a new way of assuring quality for embedded contol software, that is especially designed for automotive software developers.