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Rigorous development of reusable, domain-specific components, for complex applications

Rigorous development of reusable, domain-specific components, for complex applications
Rigorous development of reusable, domain-specific components, for complex applications
The reuse of reliable, domain-specific software components is a strategy commonly used in the avionics industry to develop safety critical airborne systems. One method of achieving reuse is to use domain specific languages that map closely onto abstractions in the problem domain. While this works well for control algorithms, it is less successful for some complex ancillary functions such as failure management. The characteristics of device failures are often difficult to predict resulting in late requirements changes. Hence a small semantic gap is especially desirable but difficult to achieve. Object-oriented design techniques include mechanisms, such as inheritance, that cater well for variations in behaviour. However, object-oriented notations such as the UML lack the precision, and rigor, needed for safety critical software. UML-B is a profile of the UML for formal modelling. In this paper we show how UML-B can be used to model failure management systems via progressive refinement, and indicate how this approach could utilise UML concepts to cope with high variability, while providing rigorous verification.
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Snook, Colin
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Snook, Colin, Butler, Michael, Edmunds, Andy and Johnson, Ian (2004) Rigorous development of reusable, domain-specific components, for complex applications. Jurgens, Jan and France, Robert (eds.) 3rd International Workshop on Critical Systems Development with UML, Lisbon. pp. 115-129 .

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Abstract

The reuse of reliable, domain-specific software components is a strategy commonly used in the avionics industry to develop safety critical airborne systems. One method of achieving reuse is to use domain specific languages that map closely onto abstractions in the problem domain. While this works well for control algorithms, it is less successful for some complex ancillary functions such as failure management. The characteristics of device failures are often difficult to predict resulting in late requirements changes. Hence a small semantic gap is especially desirable but difficult to achieve. Object-oriented design techniques include mechanisms, such as inheritance, that cater well for variations in behaviour. However, object-oriented notations such as the UML lack the precision, and rigor, needed for safety critical software. UML-B is a profile of the UML for formal modelling. In this paper we show how UML-B can be used to model failure management systems via progressive refinement, and indicate how this approach could utilise UML concepts to cope with high variability, while providing rigorous verification.

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Published date: 2004
Additional Information: Event Dates: October 12th, 2004
Venue - Dates: 3rd International Workshop on Critical Systems Development with UML, Lisbon, 2004-10-12
Organisations: Electronic & Software Systems

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Local EPrints ID: 260211
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/260211
PURE UUID: 564d8252-e4ce-487c-8c19-f5e9c6554f48
ORCID for Colin Snook: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0210-0983
ORCID for Michael Butler: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4642-5373

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Date deposited: 14 Jan 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:12

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Author: Colin Snook ORCID iD
Author: Michael Butler ORCID iD
Author: Andy Edmunds
Author: Ian Johnson
Editor: Jan Jurgens
Editor: Robert France

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