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How to model and prove hybrid systems with KeYmaera: a tutorial on safety.

Authors :
Quesel, Jan-David
Mitsch, Stefan
Loos, Sarah
Aréchiga, Nikos
Platzer, André
Source :
International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer. Feb2016, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p67-91. 25p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

This paper is a tutorial on how to model hybrid systems as hybrid programs in differential dynamic logic and how to prove complex properties about these complex hybrid systems in KeYmaera, an automatic and interactive formal verification tool for hybrid systems. Hybrid systems can model highly nontrivial controllers of physical plants, whose behaviors are often safety critical such as trains, cars, airplanes, or medical devices. Formal methods can help design systems that work correctly. This paper illustrates how KeYmaera can be used to systematically model, validate, and verify hybrid systems. We develop tutorial examples that illustrate challenges arising in many real-world systems. In the context of this tutorial, we identify the impact that modeling decisions have on the suitability of the model for verification purposes. We show how the interactive features of KeYmaera can help users understand their system designs better and prove complex properties for which the automatic prover of KeYmaera still takes an impractical amount of time. We hope this paper is a helpful resource for designers of embedded and cyber-physical systems and that it illustrates how to master common practical challenges in hybrid systems verification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14332779
Volume :
18
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
112455333
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10009-015-0367-0