The Architecture Analysis & Design Language is derived from MetaH, an architecture description language made by the Advanced Technology Center of Honeywell.
AADL is used to model the software and hardware architecture of an embedded, real-time system.
This architecture model can then be used either as a design documentation, for analyses (such as schedulability and flow control) or for code generation (of the software portion), like UML.
[3][4] AADL is defined by a core language with a single notation for both system and software aspects.
The language can be extended with the following methods: AADL is supported by a wide range of tools: A complete list of the tool set can be found on the AADL public wiki AADL has been used for the following research projects: A complete list of the past and current projects/initiatives can not be found on the AADL public wiki because it has been retired.