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Introducing object-oriented requirements engineering for automation systems

Einführung in objektorientiertes Requirements Engineering im Hinblick auf die Spezifikation von Automationssystemen

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Abstract

This article raises the question, if and how object-oriented requirements engineering can be applicable and useful for specifying automation systems. In order to ease the judgment of applicability, it introduces this author’s approach to object-oriented requirements engineering in the form of a mini-tutorial. Another such approach dedicated to specifying real-time industrial automation systems is sketched as well, and a combination of ideas appears feasible.

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Dieser Artikel stellt die Frage, ob bzw. wie objektorientiertes Requirements Engineering für das Spezifizieren von Automationssystemen anwendbar und nützlich sein kann. Um die Beantwortung zu erleichtern, führt er in den Ansatz dieses Autors für objektorientiertes Requirements Engineering ein. Ein anderer solcher Ansatz speziell für das Spezifizieren von industriellen Automationssystemen mit Realzeit-Anforderungen wird ebenfalls skizziert. Eine Kombination der Ideen erscheint möglich.

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Kaindl, H. Introducing object-oriented requirements engineering for automation systems. Elektrotech. Inftech. 121, 43–47 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03054966

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