TY - GEN
T1 - A suggestion for analysis of unexpected obstacles in embedded system
AU - Shinyashiki, Yasufumi
AU - Mise, Toshiro
AU - Hashimoto, Masaaki
AU - Katamine, Keiichi
AU - Ubayashi, Naoyasu
AU - Nakatani, Takako
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - In order to improve the quality of embedded software by finding obstacles unanticipated by software specifications, this paper describes a requirement analysis method based on an Information Flow Diagram and experiments using this method, with discussion. Recently, embedded software has become more large-scale and complicated while the development cycle of the software has typically been shortened. This industry trend compromises the quality of embedded software. In order to improve the quality of the software, unexpected obstacles must be carefully analyzed in me specification and design phases. We propose a diagram-based analysis method to answer this need, and have performed an experiment using the analysis method with an actual product. The results of the experiment made it clear that 1) Novice engineers can construct an Information Flow Diagram under the lead of expert engineers; and 2) The methods by which experts lead novice engineers in the analysis of unexpected obstacles require further refinement.
AB - In order to improve the quality of embedded software by finding obstacles unanticipated by software specifications, this paper describes a requirement analysis method based on an Information Flow Diagram and experiments using this method, with discussion. Recently, embedded software has become more large-scale and complicated while the development cycle of the software has typically been shortened. This industry trend compromises the quality of embedded software. In order to improve the quality of the software, unexpected obstacles must be carefully analyzed in me specification and design phases. We propose a diagram-based analysis method to answer this need, and have performed an experiment using the analysis method with an actual product. The results of the experiment made it clear that 1) Novice engineers can construct an Information Flow Diagram under the lead of expert engineers; and 2) The methods by which experts lead novice engineers in the analysis of unexpected obstacles require further refinement.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-73345-4_86
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-73345-4_86
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:38149135696
SN - 9783540733447
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 755
EP - 768
BT - Human Interface and the Management of Information
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - Symposium on Human Interface 2007
Y2 - 22 July 2007 through 27 July 2007
ER -