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Subject: State transiton diagram
Category: Reference, Education and News
Asked by: paul_swot-ga
List Price: $15.00
Posted: 18 Aug 2004 06:20 PDT
Expires: 17 Sep 2004 06:20 PDT
Question ID: 389411
I am writing a thesis, where I am using a diagram like this:

http://www.epistemics.co.uk/Notes/Images/state%20diagram.gif

I am using it to describe the normal states and failure states of a
machine. I think it is called a "failure state diagram" but I am not
sure. It is like a Markov diagram, only without numbers describing
probabilty.

I need a reference to put in the references list. A reference to the
book where Markov originally described this diagram would be OK. A
reference to a book describing the diagram without the probabilities
would be even better.

Regards
Paul Swot

Request for Question Clarification by efn-ga on 18 Aug 2004 20:55 PDT
Hi Mr. Swot,

I think "state transition diagram" as in the title of your question is
the common name for diagrams like this.  Diagrams like this, without
numbers, are used in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) in software
engineering, though the states are usually drawn as rectangles with
rounded corners.  Would a couple of references to books on UML be a
satisfactory answer to your question?

Any computer science text that deals with finite-state automata is
likely to have similar diagrams.  If you would prefer that kind of
reference, I or another researcher can probably dig one up.  A UML
reference would just be easier for me.

--efn

Clarification of Question by paul_swot-ga on 19 Aug 2004 11:12 PDT
UML is OK - I will consider it a satisfying answer. But a reference
that is in the field of mechanical engineering would be even better.

Regards Paul Swot
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Subject: Re: State transiton diagram
Answered By: efn-ga on 21 Aug 2004 19:18 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi Mr. Swot,

Here's a reference that should work for you:

The Unified Modeling Language User Guide, by Grady Booch, James
Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson.  Addison-Wesley (1999).

Chapter 24, pp. 331-339, describes state transition diagrams, which
the book calls "statechart diagrams."

Another well-regarded book on the UML is:

UML Distilled, by Martin Fowler.  Addison-Wesley (third edition, 2003).

This one calls the diagrams "state machine diagrams" or "state
diagrams."  It discusses them in chapter 10.

I hope this information meets your need.  If you need any further
information, please ask for a clarification.

Regards,

--efn
paul_swot-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Very fine. I like the "machine" bit.

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Subject: Re: State transiton diagram
From: efn-ga on 23 Aug 2004 20:49 PDT
 
Thank you for the rating and the tip.

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