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The transition from the requirements phase to the formal specification phase is one of the most painful steps in software development. Up to now, no well-defined process to build initial formal models has been proposed. We have proposed a method in which initial formal models are built incrementally, driven by a goal-based approach. This paper aims at sharing the salient points of our experience to specify a localization component. We discuss the benefit of using a goal-based modeling to obtain an abstract Event-B specification.
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Matoussi, A., Gervais, F., Laleau, R. (2011). Specification of a Localization Component Driven by a Goal-Based Approach: Some Lessons We Learned. In: Davies, J., Silva, L., Simao, A. (eds) Formal Methods: Foundations and Applications. SBMF 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6527. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19829-8_12
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