Design and Implementation of the ModelicaML Code Generator Using Acceleo 3.X

Abstract: In today’s fast paced changing technology world, it is essential to adapt the new technologies and standards in order to stay compliant with the market. Software development is one of those key areas that have been growing highly fast and thus the need for staying up to date needs to be acknowledged by everyone in the area. The technology focused in this project is called ModelicaML[1] which is an integrated system modeling environment based on standardized languages such as UML[2] and Modelica[3]. Modelica Modeling Language (ModelicaML) is a graphical modeling language used for the description of time-continuous and time-discrete/event-based system dynamics. Currently, a ModelicaML code generator – that generates Modelica code from UML models – is implemented using the old Acceleo framework[4]. Within this thesis, the ModelicaML code generator was re-factored and implemented by using the latest Acceleo version 3.X[5]. The differences between the old and new Acceleo framework was also given an evaluation in the study in order to provide a hint of its future use for further improvements of the code generator.