Compositional model checking of software product lines using variation point obligations

Automated Software Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-76

  Liu, Jing ^a   Basu, Samik ^b   Lutz, Robyn R ^b,c  

^a ROCKWELL COLLINS   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compositional model checking; Feature; Software product lines; Variation point

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL MODELS; FEATURE; MODEL CHECK; PRODUCT-LINES; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINES; VARIATION POINT;

MODEL CHECKING;

EID: 79951558561     PISSN: 09288910     EISSN: 15737535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10515-010-0075-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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