Two complementary concepts—automatic code generationand the inexpensive, open-source, single-boardmicrocontroller—have reinvigorated innovation inengineering practice and education. Automatic code ...

Automatic-code-generation software produces optimized, error-free source code from a graphical model of the system. Wide acceptance of UML promises to standardize software architectural descriptions ...

Over the past few years, use of block-diagram-based tools has become the preferred method for modeling and simulating complex dynamic systems. These tools provide the graphics for simulation and model ...