The Method of Measurement and Control Systems Design and Validation with Use of BRMS Systems

Abstract

Quality of software has always been a problem in every area of software use. Lack of software can cause problems during software execution and lead to different failures. Measurement and control systems (MCS) are such a group of software which use laboratory devices to obtain measurement data or to control e.g. production processes. Bugs in software can lead to variety of problems, from incorrect measurement data to device damages. For this reason it is important to deliver software of good quality. Software development should be considered a process which consists of a sequence of steps and is supported by a tool or set of tools that interoperate to make the work with the software easier. The problem is that there is no such approach nor tools for MCS systems. For this reason, a suitable method of design and validation of this group of systems has been developed. Moreover, the proper solution for supporting the proposed method has been implemented and tested. The solution consists of Business Rule Management System (BMRS) used for validating software execution data in an efficient way.