{"title":"A pragmatic formal method (PFM) for computer system definition and execution","authors":"S. White","doi":"10.1109/IWRSP.1992.243913","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The pragmatic formal method (PFM) process produces a model of a to-be-built target system, provides analysis of model quality, and simulates system operation. PFM incorporates a solution to one of the major problems with Petri nets, i.e., a static Petri net structure of a large system is difficult to define. A formal extension of Petri nets called PFM-nets (nets of interacting PFM functions) is used to simulate system operation and support the development of a rapid prototype. PFM-nets can be generated (in theory) automatically from a PFM model of a target system. The PFM model and model execution are discussed.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":210681,"journal":{"name":"[1992 Proceedings] The Third International Workshop on Rapid System Prototyping","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1992-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"[1992 Proceedings] The Third International Workshop on Rapid System Prototyping","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWRSP.1992.243913","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The pragmatic formal method (PFM) process produces a model of a to-be-built target system, provides analysis of model quality, and simulates system operation. PFM incorporates a solution to one of the major problems with Petri nets, i.e., a static Petri net structure of a large system is difficult to define. A formal extension of Petri nets called PFM-nets (nets of interacting PFM functions) is used to simulate system operation and support the development of a rapid prototype. PFM-nets can be generated (in theory) automatically from a PFM model of a target system. The PFM model and model execution are discussed.<>