Object-oriented integrated approach for the design of scalable ECG systems

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009:150:625-9.

Abstract

The paper presents the implementation of Object-Oriented (OO) integrated approaches to the design of scalable Electro-Cardio-Graph (ECG) Systems. The purpose of this methodology is to preserve real-world structure and relations with the aim to minimize the information loss during the process of modeling, especially for Real-Time (RT) systems. We report on a case study of the design that uses the integration of OO and RT methods and the Unified Modeling Language (UML) standard notation. OO methods identify objects in the real-world domain and use them as fundamental building blocks for the software system. The gained experience based on the strongly defined semantics of the object model is discussed and related problems are analyzed.

MeSH terms

  • Electrocardiography / standards*
  • Equipment Design*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Systems Integration*