MASTECS contributed to the consolidation and commercialization of a MTA solution, building on the combination of technological building blocks contributed by MASTECS technological partners Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Rapita Sytems Ltd. The effectiveness of the proposed MTA solution (including tools and analysis services) as well as its industrial readiness have been successfully evaluated by MASTECS’ industrial partners on top of representative use cases in the aerospace and automotive domains.
Technological progress. MASTESC successfully steered the combined effort of the technology providers in bringing the MTA solution to TRL8 by addressing and improving tool automation, to make it more amenable to industrial application, and specifically addressing domain-specific (DO-178C, CAST 32A, ISO26262) certification and qualification requirements. MASTECS overarching result consists in a comprehensive commercial offering of highly automated analysis tools and support services for the analysis and certification of multicore embedded systems in the time critical domains. Elements in the MASTECS technology are now integrate into a uniform tool chain that favors the adoption of the MTA solution and increases user acceptance. Each tool chain element underwent as rigorous assessment form the tool qualification standpoint and has been framed into a well-defined, domain-specific certification strategy.
Commercialization and exploitation. MASTECS has successfully developed all the elements necessary for industrial penetration and commercial take up. MASTECS developed clear product definitions for all elements in the MTA tool chain, created and maintained the necessary training material for sales teams and distributors, and built and consolidated the supply chain for delivering the MTA product and services, including the creation of a spinoff company out of BSC. In its 24 months, MASTECS has successfully productized its technology, bringing five commercial products to the market: two high-level products from Rapita, and three technology products from BSC that also form the basis of the supply chain for Rapita’s products. MASTECS also set up the supply chain and delivery team necessary to support future business opportunities with extraordinary results in terms of customer engagement, generating pilot studies and commercial orders.
Dissemination and communication. MASTECS invested a tremendous effort in dissemination activities as a fundamental enabler for promoting EU scientific outreach, public awareness, building a community around the project, and spreading the project results to attract potential future commercial customers so as to maximise the exploitation potential of the results. Dissemination activities and items include industrial and academic publications, industry-oriented tutorial, focussed events, website, social media campaign, and promotional video, among others.
