The paper describes three case studies in the lightweight application of formal methods to requirements modeling for spacecraft fault protection systems. The case studies differ from previously reported applications of formal methods in that formal methods were applied very early in the requirements engineering process to validate the evolving requirements. The results were fed back into the projects to improve the informal specifications. For each case study, we describe what methods were applied, how they were applied, how much effort was involved, and what the findings were. In all three cases, formal methods enhanced the existing verification and validation processes by testing key properties of the evolving requirements and helping to identify weaknesses. We conclude that the benefits gained from early modeling of unstable requirements more than outweigh the effort needed to maintain multiple representations.


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    Title :

    Experiences using lightweight formal methods for requirements modeling


    Contributors:
    Easterbrook, S. (author) / Lutz, R. (author) / Covington, R. (author) / Kelly, J. (author) / Ampo, Y. (author) / Hamilton, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    11 Seiten, 27 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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