A canonical form based decision procedure and model checking approach for propositional projection temporal logic

This paper proposes a Canonical Form (CF) for chop formulas of Propositional Projection Temporal Logic (PPTL). Based on CF, an improved algorithm for constructing Labeled Normal Form Graph (LNFG) of a PPTL formula is presented. This improvement leads to a better decision procedure for PPTL with infinite models. In addition, a transformation from LNFGs to Generalized Buchi Automata (GBA) and then Buchi Automata (BA) is formalized. Thus, a SPIN based model checking approach is generalized for PPTL. To illustrate how these algorithms work, several examples are given.