Formal Development of Reactive Systems

Download or read book Formal Development of Reactive Systems written by Claus Lewerentz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1995-01-26 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based upon work done under the project "Correct Software through Formal Methods" supported by the German Ministry of Research and Technology. As a case-study report on the practice of formal software development, this book systematically presents and compares 18 different approaches to the control of a real-world production cell. Mathematically precise, formal methods play an increasingly important role in software development, particularly in areas where failure of software would result in injury to people or, at best, significant loss of money. By analyzing the benefits and explaining the use and limitations of formal methods on a sample basis, this book provides a roadmap for the selection and application of appropriate approaches and thus helps in putting formal methods into industrial use.