Title :
Dealing with fuzzy information in software design methods
Author :
Noppen, Joost ; Van den Broek, Pim ; Aksit, Mehmet
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Software design methods incorporate a large set of heuristic rules that should result in stable software architecture of high quality. In general, clearly defined inputs are required to deliver the desired results. Unfortunately, especially in the early phases of software development, it is very difficult or even impossible to provide precisely defined information. Since methods cannot deal with imprecision, the designers need to make approximations which are generally not justifiable. In this paper, we will advocate an approach where the inputs for software design methods are modeled by using fuzzy sets. This approach renders the need for introduction of extra information for removal of inexactness obsolete.
Keywords :
fuzzy set theory; optimisation; software engineering; fuzzy information; fuzzy sets; heuristic rules; software architecture; software design methods; software development; Computer science; Delay; Design methodology; Fuzzy sets; Process design; Programming; Software architecture; Software design; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Information, 2004. Processing NAFIPS '04. IEEE Annual Meeting of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8376-1
DOI :
10.1109/NAFIPS.2004.1336242