An integrated framework with UML and Object-Z for developing a precise and understandable specification: The light control case study

Proceedings - Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 240-248

  Kim, S K ^a   Carrington, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer science; Embedded system; Formal specifications; Formal verification; Graphical models; Lighting control; Mathematical model; Real time systems; Software systems; Unified modeling language

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; FORMAL SPECIFICATION; FORMAL VERIFICATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELING LANGUAGES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SEMANTICS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SPECIFICATIONS; UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE; VERIFICATION;

FORMAL SPECIFICATION TECHNIQUES; GRAPHICAL MODEL; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; LIGHTING CONTROLS; OBJECT-Z SPECIFICATION; SEMANTIC TRANSLATIONS; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SPECIFICATION TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0013199549     PISSN: 15301362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APSEC.2000.896705     Document Type: Conference Paper

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