Requirements Engineering for Embedded Systems: An Investigation of Industry Needs
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[Context and Motivation] Requirements engineering (RE) research is expected to provide methods that address the specific challenges of industrial systems engineering. [Question/problem] For this purpose, researchers need a detailed understanding of the needs and expectations that the industry has regarding RE methods. [Principal ideas/results] To identify the key industry needs, we have conducted an in-depth study with representatives from large, internationally operating companies in the domain of embedded systems in Germany. [Contribution] This paper reports on the identified industry needs related to the topics natural language vs. requirements models, support for high system complexity, quality assurance of requirements, and intertwining of RE
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