Requirements analysis and specification methodologies for embedded computer systems: survey and case study.
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Authors
Hammond, Nicholas David Hunten.
Subjects
Software Engineering
Software Development
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Specifications
Embedded Computer Systems
Harpoon Weapons System
Software Development
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Specifications
Embedded Computer Systems
Harpoon Weapons System
Advisors
Lyons, Norman R.
Date of Issue
1982
Date
December 1982
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
While considerable advances have been made in the technology
of software development, costs continue to rise.
Research has shown that incomplete, ambiguous or inconsistent
requirements specifications are a frequent cause of cost
escalation and poor quality of the end product. This thesis
reviews the problems in this area and their causes and examines
a number of current systems and methodologies designed to better state the users' requirements. Techniques developed
by the US Naval Research Laboratory for generating
requirements specifications for embedded computer systems
are selected for detailed examination and the results of a
limited case study in the application of these techniques to
a Navy weapon system are presented. These indicate that use
of the techniques need not require a high degree of expertise
in computer science and that they are adaptable to new
systems.
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