When creating real-time and embedded (RTE) systems, there is no room for error. The

nature of the final product demands that systems be powerful, efficient, and highly

reliable. The constraints of processor and memory resources add to this challenge.

Sophisticated developers rely on design patterns—proven solutions to recurrent design

challenges—for building fail-safe RTE systems.

Real-Time Design Patterns is the foremost reference for developers seeking to employ

this powerful technique. The text begins with a review of the Unified Modeling

Language (UML) notation and semantics then introduces the Rapid Object-Oriented

Process for Embedded Systems (ROPES) process and its key technologies. A catalog of

design patterns and their applications follows.