Ebook: Industrial Deployment of System Engineering Methods
- Tags: Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages, Industrial and Production Engineering
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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A formal method is not the main engine of a development process, its contribution is to improve system dependability by motivating formalisation where useful. This book summarizes the results of the DEPLOY research project on engineering methods for dependable systems through the industrial deployment of formal methods in software development. The applications considered were in automotive, aerospace, railway, and enterprise information systems, and microprocessor design.
The project introduced a formal method, Event-B, into several industrial organisations and built on the lessons learned to provide an ecosystem of better tools, documentation and support to help others to select and introduce rigorous systems engineering methods. The contributing authors report on these projects and the lessons learned. For the academic and research partners and the tool vendors, the project identified improvements required in the methods and supporting tools, while the industrial partners learned about the value of formal methods in general. A particular feature of the book is the frank assessment of the managerial and organisational challenges, the weaknesses in some current methods and supporting tools, and the ways in which they can be successfully overcome.
The book will be of value to academic researchers, systems and software engineers developing critical systems, industrial managers, policymakers, and regulators.
A formal method is not the main engine of a development process, its contribution is to improve system dependability by motivating formalisation where useful. This book summarizes the results of the DEPLOY research project on engineering methods for dependable systems through the industrial deployment of formal methods in software development. The applications considered were in automotive, aerospace, railway, and enterprise information systems, and microprocessor design.
The project introduced a formal method, Event-B, into several industrial organisations and built on the lessons learned to provide an ecosystem of better tools, documentation and support to help others to select and introduce rigorous systems engineering methods. The contributing authors report on these projects and the lessons learned. For the academic and research partners and the tool vendors, the project identified improvements required in the methods and supporting tools, while the industrial partners learned about the value of formal methods in general. A particular feature of the book is the frank assessment of the managerial and organisational challenges, the weaknesses in some current methods and supporting tools, and the ways in which they can be successfully overcome.
The book will be of value to academic researchers, systems and software engineers developing critical systems, industrial managers, policymakers, and regulators.
A formal method is not the main engine of a development process, its contribution is to improve system dependability by motivating formalisation where useful. This book summarizes the results of the DEPLOY research project on engineering methods for dependable systems through the industrial deployment of formal methods in software development. The applications considered were in automotive, aerospace, railway, and enterprise information systems, and microprocessor design.
The project introduced a formal method, Event-B, into several industrial organisations and built on the lessons learned to provide an ecosystem of better tools, documentation and support to help others to select and introduce rigorous systems engineering methods. The contributing authors report on these projects and the lessons learned. For the academic and research partners and the tool vendors, the project identified improvements required in the methods and supporting tools, while the industrial partners learned about the value of formal methods in general. A particular feature of the book is the frank assessment of the managerial and organisational challenges, the weaknesses in some current methods and supporting tools, and the ways in which they can be successfully overcome.
The book will be of value to academic researchers, systems and software engineers developing critical systems, industrial managers, policymakers, and regulators.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Integrated Project DEPLOY....Pages 5-12
Experience of Deployment in the Automotive Industry....Pages 13-26
Improving Railway Data Validation with ProB....Pages 27-43
Deployment in the Space Sector....Pages 45-62
Business Information Sector....Pages 63-79
Formal Methods as an Improvement Tool....Pages 81-95
Critical Software Technologies’ Experience with Formal Methods....Pages 97-105
Experience of Deploying Event-B in Industrial Microprocessor Development....Pages 107-122
Industrial Deployment of Formal Methods: Trends and Challenges....Pages 123-143
Introducing Formal Methods into Existing Industrial Practices....Pages 145-156
Tooling....Pages 157-185
Technology Transfer....Pages 187-196
After and Outside DEPLOY: The DEPLOY Ecosystem....Pages 197-202
Industrial Software Engineering and Formal Methods....Pages 203-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-259
A formal method is not the main engine of a development process, its contribution is to improve system dependability by motivating formalisation where useful. This book summarizes the results of the DEPLOY research project on engineering methods for dependable systems through the industrial deployment of formal methods in software development. The applications considered were in automotive, aerospace, railway, and enterprise information systems, and microprocessor design.
The project introduced a formal method, Event-B, into several industrial organisations and built on the lessons learned to provide an ecosystem of better tools, documentation and support to help others to select and introduce rigorous systems engineering methods. The contributing authors report on these projects and the lessons learned. For the academic and research partners and the tool vendors, the project identified improvements required in the methods and supporting tools, while the industrial partners learned about the value of formal methods in general. A particular feature of the book is the frank assessment of the managerial and organisational challenges, the weaknesses in some current methods and supporting tools, and the ways in which they can be successfully overcome.
The book will be of value to academic researchers, systems and software engineers developing critical systems, industrial managers, policymakers, and regulators.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Integrated Project DEPLOY....Pages 5-12
Experience of Deployment in the Automotive Industry....Pages 13-26
Improving Railway Data Validation with ProB....Pages 27-43
Deployment in the Space Sector....Pages 45-62
Business Information Sector....Pages 63-79
Formal Methods as an Improvement Tool....Pages 81-95
Critical Software Technologies’ Experience with Formal Methods....Pages 97-105
Experience of Deploying Event-B in Industrial Microprocessor Development....Pages 107-122
Industrial Deployment of Formal Methods: Trends and Challenges....Pages 123-143
Introducing Formal Methods into Existing Industrial Practices....Pages 145-156
Tooling....Pages 157-185
Technology Transfer....Pages 187-196
After and Outside DEPLOY: The DEPLOY Ecosystem....Pages 197-202
Industrial Software Engineering and Formal Methods....Pages 203-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-259
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