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This paper presents an approach for producing Z specifications from ShlaerMellor object-oriented analysis. The information and state modelling phases of the Shlaer-Mellor method define the Z specification structure. The Z provides precise specifications of the detailed system functionality. The approach was developed at the instigation of Westinghouse Signals Ltd. and has been successfully used on the analysis of a real-time railway signalling system being developed by Westinghouse.
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Hammond, J. (1994). Producing Z Specifications From Object-Oriented Analysis. In: Bowen, J.P., Hall, J.A. (eds) Z User Workshop, Cambridge 1994. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3452-7_19
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