Statecharts: A visual formalism for complex systems
Science of Computer Programming
Temporal logic for real time systems
Temporal logic for real time systems
STATEMATE: A Working Environment for the Development of Complex Reactive Systems
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Formal specification methods for reactive systems
Journal of Systems and Software
Formalizing Properties of Agents
Formalizing Properties of Agents
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A Reactive system is one that is in continual interaction with its environment, and executes at a pace determined by that environment. Examples of such systems are network protocols, industrial-process control systems etc. The use of rigorous formal method in specification and validation, can help designers to limit the introduction of potentially faulty components during the construction of the system. Due to their complex nature, reactive systems are extremely difficult to specify and validate. In this paper, we propose a new formal model for the specification and the validation of such systems. This approach considers a Reactive System as a Reactive Multi-Agent System consisting of concurrent reactive agents that cooperate with each other to achieve the desired functionality. In addition, this approach uses formal synchronous specification and verification tools in order to specify and to verify the systems behaviors. Finally an example of an application of the approach is mentioned.