Fourth International Workshop on Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA'97)
Behavior verification of hybrid real-time requirements by qualitative formalism
Taipei, TAIWAN
October 27-October 29
ISBN: 0-8186-8073-3
Although modern control theories have been successfully applied to solve a variety of problems, they are often mathematically and physically too specific to describe and analyze the qualitative properties of hybrid real-time systems. In this paper, we propose the use of qualitative formal methods, Compositional Modeling Language (CML) and Causal Functional Representation Language (CFRL) in particular, to specify continuous plant dynamics and the required behavior respectively. The system behavior has been simulated by a qualitative simulator known as the Device Modeling Environment (DME), and verified against the required behavior. Using the Electrical Power System (EPS) as an example, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach by illustrating here a simple SCR-style specification can be transformed and analyzed.
Index Terms:
real-time systems; qualitative formalism; hybrid real-time requirements; behavior verification; real-time systems; formal methods; Compositional Modeling Language; Causal Functional Representation Language; continuous plant dynamics; real-time process control; causal reasoning
Citation:
Jang-Soo Lee, Sung-Deok Cha, "Behavior verification of hybrid real-time requirements by qualitative formalism," rtcsa, pp.127, Fourth International Workshop on Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA'97), 1997