Model checking: cleared for take off

  • Authors:
  • Darren Cofer

  • Affiliations:
  • Rockwell Collins, Advanced Technology Center, Cedar Rapids, IA

  • Venue:
  • SPIN'10 Proceedings of the 17th international SPIN conference on Model checking software
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The increasing popularity of model-based development tools and the growing power of model checkers are making it practical to use formal methods for verification of avionics software. This paper describes a translator framework that enables model checking tools to be easily integrated into a model-based development environment to increase assurance, reduce cost, and satisfy certification objectives. In particular, we describe how formal methods can be used to satisfy certification objectives of DO-178C/ED-12C, the soon-to-be-published guidance document for software aspects of certification for commercial aircraft.