Validator Tool Suite Filling the Gap between Conventional Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Environments

An embedded system operates in a physical environment with which it interacts through sensors and actuators. An important class of real-time embedded systems is represented by control systems. In this case, the embedded software consists of a set of (controller) tasks and the physical system under control is referred to as the plant. Figure 8.1 sketches the typical architecture of an embedded control system.