  In this paper, we focus on the design and verification of timed automata
(TA). We introduce a new method for assisting construction and verification of
TA models along with a tool implementing the proposed method, i.e., ATAC:
Automated Timed Automata Construction. Our method provides two main
functionalities, i.e., construction of TA models from descriptions and
generation of temporal logic queries from specifications. Both description and
specification sentences shall follow our well-defined structured natural
language definition. TA models constructed from descriptions and temporal logic
queries generated from specifications can be imported to UPPAAL, a verification
tool for TA models. The goal is to accelerate the design phase for real-time
systems by assisting the construction and verification of a formal model. We
believe ATAC can be useful especially during the initial phases of the design
process and help designers to avoid erroneous models.
