Three approximation techniques for ASTRAL symbolic model checking of infinite state real-time systems

  • Authors:
  • Zhe Dang;Richard A. Kemmerer

  • Affiliations:
  • Reliable Software Group, Computer Science Department, Universit yof California, Santa Barbara, CA;Reliable Software Group, Computer Science Department, Universit yof California, Santa Barbara, CA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 22nd international conference on Software engineering
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

ASTRAL is a high-level formal specification language for real-time systems. It has structuring mechanisms that allow one to build modularized specifications of complex real-time systems with layering. Based upon the ASTRAL symbolic model checler reported in [13], three approximation techniques to speed-up the model checking process for use in debugging a specification are presented. The techniques are random walk, partial image and dynamic environment generation. Ten mutation tests on a railroad crossing benchmark are used to compare the performance of the techniques applied separately and in combination. The test results are presented and analyzed.