`Engineering´ the software in systems

Author

Morris, Derrick ; Green, Peter ; Barker, Richard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK

Volume

10

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

253

Lastpage

265

Abstract

Describes a method and notation for designing the software in embedded and other reactive systems. The design method is described in the context of a structured life-cycle, which recognises both functional and non-functional requirements, and it is illustrated by application to a substantial example. Mainly, for reasons of reuse and maintenance, an object-oriented solution is an implementation goal. The method focuses on producing software which is fit for its intended purpose in terms of user functionality, while being concerned with other aspects of product quality. It also seeks to efficiently utilise the varied skills and experience in a project team, and assist the team in distributing and meeting responsibilities. Commercially available CASE tools are adapted to support the method

Keywords

object-oriented programming; real-time systems; software engineering; software tools; CASE tools; embedded systems; experience; functional requirements; implementation goal; nonfunctional requirements; object-oriented solution; product quality; project team; reactive systems; skills; software engineering; software maintenance; software reuse; structured life-cycle; systems engineering; team responsibilities; user functionality;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0268-6961

Type

jour

Filename

668137