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In this paper we present a novel approach to guided incremental specification based on specifications derived from properties in terms of input and output waveforms. Since this leads to an incompletely specified finite automaton several different finite automata may reproduce the specified behaviour. This freedom is exploited to guide the designer. Intelligent questions are created from a graph—based representation of the automata.
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Gabler, T., März-Rössel, S. (1996). A Novel Approach to Guiding Incremental Specification. In: Waxman, R., Bergé, JM., Levia, O., Rouillard, J. (eds) High-Level System Modeling. Series Presentation, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1309-0_4
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