Code Generator Composition for Model-Driven Engineering of Robotics Component & Connector Systems

Abstract. Engineering software for robotics applications requires multi-domain and application-specific solutions. Model-driven engineering and modeling language integration provide means for developing specialized, yet reusable models of robotics software architectures. Code generators transform these platform independent models into executable code spe-cific to robotic platforms. Generative software engineering for multi-domain applications requires not only the integration of modeling lan-guages but also the integration of validation mechanisms and code gen-erators. In this paper we sketch a conceptual model for code generator composition and show an instantiation of this model in the MontiArc-Automaton framework. MontiArcAutomaton allows modeling software architectures as component and connector models with different compo-nent behavior modeling languages. Effective means for code generator integration are a necessity for the post hoc integration of application-specific languages in model-based robotics software engineering.