Software complexity and its impacts in embedded intelligent real-time systems

• Published in: The Journal of systems and software Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 128 - 145
• Main Authors: Coskun, Erman, Grabowski, Martha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.11.2005; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Complex systems; Decision support systems; Embedded systems; Human performance; Intelligent systems; Operator performance; Real time; Real-time systems; Safety management; Safety-critical systems; Socio-technical studies; Software; Software complexity; Software evaluation; Software performance; Studies; Technology impact; User interface; Safety-critical systems; Embedded systems; Software complexity; Human performance; Software performance; Technology impact; Real-time systems; Software evaluation; Socio-technical studies; Intelligent systems; Operator performance

Applications of intelligent software systems are proliferating. As these systems proliferate, understanding and measuring their complexity becomes vital, especially in safety-critical environments. This paper proposes a model assessing the impacts of complexity for a particular type of intelligent s...