Applying a formal requirements method to three NASA systems: Lessons learned

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Heitmeyer, Constance L ^a   Jeffords, Ralph D ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; DISPLAY DEVICES; ERROR ANALYSIS; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; NASA;

FAULT PROTECTION ENGINE; SOFTWARE COST REDUCTION; SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS;

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

EID: 34548763773     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2007.352764     Document Type: Conference Paper

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