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Real-time systems design and analysis : an engineer's handbook / Phillip A. Laplante.

By: Laplante, Phillip A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxi, 361 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0780334000.Subject(s): Real-time data processing | System designDDC classification: 004.33
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"IEEE Press is pleased to bring you this Second Edition of Phillip A. Laplante's best-selling and widely-acclaimed practical guide to building real-time systems. This book is essential for improved system designs, faster computation, better insights, and ultimate cost savings. Unlike any other book in the field, REAL-TIME SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ANALYSIS provides a holistic, systems-based approach that is devised to help engineers write problem-solving software. Laplante's no-nonsense guide to real-time system design features practical coverage of: Related technologies and their histories Time-saving tips * Hands-on instructions Pascal code Insights into decreasing ramp-up times and more!"

Bibliography: p. 345-354. - Includes index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Basic Real-Time Concepts
  • Computer Hardware
  • Languages Issues
  • The Software Life Cycle
  • Real-Time Specification and Design Techniques
  • Real-Time Kernels
  • Intertask Communication and Synchronization
  • Real-Time Memory Management
  • System Performance Analysis and Optimization
  • Queuing Models
  • Reliability, Testing, and Fault Tolerance
  • Multiprocessing Systems
  • Hardware/Software Integration
  • Real-Time Applications
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

Author notes provided by Syndetics

About the Author Phillip A. Laplante is Dean of the BCC/NJIT Technology and Engineering Center. He has more than 14 years of experience in designing real-time systems, and was the lead software engineer in the design and implementation of a new generation of inertial measurement systems for the space shuttle. Dr. Laplante has taught courses and consulted in real-time design throughout the United States and Canada. He has published widely on real-time systems, image processing, real-time imaging, and software engineering. Dr. Laplante is the editor of Great Papers in Computer Science and the author and co-author of six other books, including Introduction to Real-Time Imaging and Real-Time Imaging: Theory, Techniques and Applications. He is also co-editor of the journal Real-Time Imaging and the IEEE Press Series on Complex Systems Engineering.