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Verification of behavioural elements of UML models using B

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This paper describes the formal verification of behavioural elements of UML models using B abstract machines. We transform the UML metamodel of behavioural diagrams to B and automatically check proof obligations generated by using the B prover. The correctness of the properties of behavioural elements of UML models is ensured by the well-formedness rules in the UML semantics which are transformed to B as the invariants of abstract machines. We address collaboration diagrams, state-chart diagrams of UML models and study the Behavioural Elements package (Collaboration and State Machine) of the UML metamodel as well as well-formedness rules of these packages. We illustrate our approach by a case study.

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SAC '05: Proceedings of the 2005 ACM symposium on Applied computing
March 2005
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ISBN:1581139640
DOI:10.1145/1066677
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  2. UML
  3. metamodel
  4. proof obligation
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