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R. Hametner, B. Kormann, B. Vogel-Heuser, D. Winkler, A. Zoitl:
"Automated test case generation for industrial control applications";
in: "In Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation", Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 2013, ISBN: 978-3-642-37386-2, 263 - 273.

The need for increasing flexibility of industrial automation system
products leads to the trend of shifting functional behavior from hardware solutions
to software components. This trend causes an increasing complexity of
software components and the need for comprehensive and automated testing
approaches to ensure a required (high) quality level. Nevertheless, key tasks
in software testing include identifying appropriate test cases that typically require
a high effort for (a) test case generation/construction and (b) test case
modification in case of requirements changes. Semi-automated derivation of
test cases based on models, like UML, can support test case generation. In
this paper we introduce an automated test case generation approach for industrial
automation applications where the test cases are specified by UML
state chart diagrams. In addition we present a prototype application of the
presented approach for a sorting machine. Major results showed that state
charts (a) can support efficient test case generation and (b) enable automated
generation of test cases and code for industrial automation systems.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37387-9_20