Title
System level formal verification via model checking driven simulation
Abstract
We show how by combining Explicit Model Checking techniques and simulation it is possible to effectively carry out (bounded) System Level Formal Verification of large Hybrid Systems such as those defined using model-based tools like Simulink. We use an explicit model checker (namely, CMurphi) to generate all possible (finite horizon) simulation scenarios and then optimise the simulation of such scenarios by exploiting the ability of simulators to save and restore visited states. We show feasibility of our approach by presenting experimental results on the verification of the fuel control system example in the Simulink distribution. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that (exhaustive) verification has been carried out for hybrid systems of such a size.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/978-3-642-39799-8_21
CAV
Keywords
Field
DocType
system level formal verification,hybrid system,model checking,fuel control system example,explicit model checking technique,finite horizon,simulation scenario,large hybrid systems,explicit model checker,simulink distribution
Verification and validation of computer simulation models,Model checking,Computer science,Theoretical computer science,Runtime verification,Control system,High-level verification,Hybrid system,Formal verification,Bounded function
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
23
0.73
28
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Toni Mancini124025.98
Federico Mari214012.26
Annalisa Massini313715.53
Igor Melatti421719.48
Fabio Merli5230.73
Enrico Tronci633635.83