Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system

The task of checking whether a real-time system satisfies its timing and concurrency specifications is extremely important. One major area of research addressing software reliability aspect is called formal method, which attempts to prove the correctness of programs with respect to system specificat...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Radziah, Abang Jawawi, Dayang Norhayati, Deris, Safaai, Mamat, Rosbi
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2001
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author Mohamad, Radziah
Abang Jawawi, Dayang Norhayati
Deris, Safaai
Mamat, Rosbi
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Abang Jawawi, Dayang Norhayati
Deris, Safaai
Mamat, Rosbi
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description The task of checking whether a real-time system satisfies its timing and concurrency specifications is extremely important. One major area of research addressing software reliability aspect is called formal method, which attempts to prove the correctness of programs with respect to system specifications. Since, timing and concurrency properties can be very important in the operation of real-time systems, there is a need for applying formal methods to verify timing properties. This paper investigates the process of building a formal specification of a small-scale embedded hard real-time systems using Z. It is expected that the formal specification presented in this paper can provide assistance in analysing design trade-offs early in the development process. It is also expected that this paper can act as the foundation for any upcoming formal methods related project especially for small-scale real-time systems project.
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spelling utm-9372017-11-01T04:17:51Z http://eprints.utm.my/937/ Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system Mohamad, Radziah Abang Jawawi, Dayang Norhayati Deris, Safaai Mamat, Rosbi T Technology (General) The task of checking whether a real-time system satisfies its timing and concurrency specifications is extremely important. One major area of research addressing software reliability aspect is called formal method, which attempts to prove the correctness of programs with respect to system specifications. Since, timing and concurrency properties can be very important in the operation of real-time systems, there is a need for applying formal methods to verify timing properties. This paper investigates the process of building a formal specification of a small-scale embedded hard real-time systems using Z. It is expected that the formal specification presented in this paper can provide assistance in analysing design trade-offs early in the development process. It is also expected that this paper can act as the foundation for any upcoming formal methods related project especially for small-scale real-time systems project. Penerbit UTM Press 2001-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/937/1/JT34D3.pdf Mohamad, Radziah and Abang Jawawi, Dayang Norhayati and Deris, Safaai and Mamat, Rosbi (2001) Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system. Jurnal Teknologi D (34D). pp. 25-40. ISSN 0127-9696 http://www.penerbit.utm.my/onlinejournal/34/D/JT34D3.pdf
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Mohamad, Radziah
Abang Jawawi, Dayang Norhayati
Deris, Safaai
Mamat, Rosbi
Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system
title Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system
title_full Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system
title_fullStr Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system
title_full_unstemmed Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system
title_short Formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using Z-A case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system
title_sort formal specification of a wall-climbing robot using z-a case study of small-scale embedded hard real-time system
topic T Technology (General)
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http://eprints.utm.my/937/1/JT34D3.pdf