Use error due to user interface design defects is a major concern in many safety critical domains, for example avionics and health care. Early detection of latent user interface problems can be facilitated by user-centered design methods that integrate formal verification technologies. This article considers the role that formal verification technologies can play in the context of user-centered design by considering the following three existing tools: CIRCUS, PVSio-web, and IVY. These tools have been developed to support the model based analysis of critical user interfaces. They have their foundations in existing formal verification technologies, but each of them is focused towards particular issues relating to user interface design. The article explores the different phases of the user-centered design process and the extent to which each of these tools supports these phases. Criteria are developed for assessing their role at each stage of the design process. The results of the evaluation provide guidance to developers to help choose the most appropriate tool based on their analysis needs while at the same time setting challenges for future developments.

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支持安全关键用户界面的分析

由于用户界面设计缺陷导致的使用错误是许多安全关键领域的主要问题，例如航空电子设备和医疗保健。通过集成形式验证技术的以用户为中心的设计方法，可以促进对潜在用户界面问题的早期检测。本文通过考虑以下三个现有工具：CIRCUS、PVSio-web 和 IVY，考虑形式验证技术在以用户为中心的设计环境中可以发挥的作用。这些工具的开发是为了支持关键用户界面的基于模型的分析。他们在现有的形式验证技术中有自己的基础，但他们每个人都专注于与用户界面设计相关的特定问题。本文探讨了以用户为中心的设计过程的不同阶段，以及每个工具对这些阶段的支持程度。制定了标准来评估他们在设计过程的每个阶段的作用。评估结果为开发人员提供了指导，帮助他们根据分析需求选择最合适的工具，同时为未来的发展设定挑战。