Validating UML Statechart-Based Assertions Libraries for Improved Reliability and Assurance

In this paper we present a new approach for developing libraries of temporal formal specifications. Our approach is novel in its use of UML statechart-based assertions for formal specifications and its emphasis on validation testing, including an emphasis on the inclusion of validation test scenarios as an integral part of a formal specification library. Validation test scenarios are needed to ensure a robust validation process and to improve the reliability and assurance of the specification and resulting software.