Bridging Proprietary Modelling and Open-Source Model Management Tools : The Case of PTC Integrity Modeller and Epsilon

Zolotas, Athanasios, Rodriguez, Horacio Hoyos, Kolovos, Dimitrios S. orcid.org/0000-0002-1724-6563 et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Bridging Proprietary Modelling and Open-Source Model Management Tools : The Case of PTC Integrity Modeller and Epsilon. In: Proceedings - ACM/IEEE 20th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS 2017. 20th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS 2017, 17-22 Sep 2017 IEEE , USA , pp. 237-247.

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While the majority of research on Model-Based Software Engineering revolves around open-source modelling frameworks such as EMF, the use of commercial and closed-source modelling tools such as RSA, Rhapsody, MagicDraw and PTC Integrity Modeller appears to be the norm in industry at present. This technical gap can prohibit industrial users from reaping the benefits of state-of-the-art research-based tools in their practice. In this paper, we discuss an attempt to bridge a proprietary UML modelling tool (PTC Integrity Modeller), which is used for model-based development of safety-critical systems at Rolls-Royce, with an open-source family of languages for automated model management (Epsilon). We present the architecture of our solution, the challenges we encountered in developing it, and a performance comparison against the tool's built-in scripting interface.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Authors/Creators:	Zolotas, Athanasios (amz502@york.ac.uk) Rodriguez, Horacio Hoyos (hhr502@york.ac.uk) Kolovos, Dimitrios S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1724-6563 Paige, Richard F. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1978-9852 Hutchesson, Stuart
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Dates:	Accepted: 30 June 2017 Published: 7 November 2017
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2017 11:15
Last Modified:	25 Feb 2024 00:04
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1109/MODELS.2017.18
Status:	Published
Publisher:	IEEE
Refereed:	No
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/MODELS.2017.18
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