Abstract
To solve the problem that UML (Unified Modeling Language) design model cannot be model-checked for its rough semantics, an extension of UML, called xUML4MC, is defined by extending the activity diagram with accurate syntax and semantics to model the activities of an object. Besides, the technique for automatical transformation of xUML4MC model into MSVL (Modeling, Simulation and Verification Language) model is also presented, which in turn can be verified with model checking tool MSV. The formalism arms the classical visual specification language UML with the power of model checking, and helps to promote the quality of software system.
This research is supported by the Industrial Research Project of Shaanxi Province (No. 2017GY-076), the NSFC Grant No. 61672403.
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Shu, X., Wang, M., Wang, X. (2018). Extending UML for Model Checking. In: Tian, C., Nagoya, F., Liu, S., Duan, Z. (eds) Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method. SOFL+MSVL 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10795. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90104-6_6
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