Title :
The use of UML for software requirements expression and management
Author :
Murray, Alex ; Clark, Ken
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
It is common practice to write English-language “shall” statements to embody detailed software requirements in aerospace software applications. This paper explores the use of the UML language as a replacement for the English language for this purpose. Among the advantages offered by the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a high degree of clarity and precision in the expression of domain concepts as well as architecture and design. Can this quality of UML be exploited for the definition of software requirements?
Keywords :
Unified Modeling Language; aerospace computing; software management; English-language shall statements; UML; Unified Modeling Language; aerospace software applications; software management; software requirement expression; Distance measurement; Instruments; Masers; Modeling; Printers; Software; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5379-0
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2015.7118900
