System Level Functional Testing from UML Specifications in End-Of-Production Industrial Environments

The goal of this research is the study of a methodology to convert design-level specifications of complex embedded systems to system-level functional tests for direct instrumentation; the general context is in- dustrial end-of-production environment (EOP) and the approach uses official and de facto industrial standards (e.g., Unified Modeling Language, UML) and advanced techniques from academic research. The research sug- gests process guidelines, exploring the generation of the timed test sequences from a UML model, the translation phases, and addressing the problem of timing and envi- ronment creation. A case study of a significantly complex application is provided directly from the industrial world thanks to an agreement between Politecnico’s Testgroup and Magneti Marelli Electronic Systems, research and de- velopment site of Venaria Reale, an international leader in automotive applications.