Automated Verification of AADL-Specifications Using UPPAAL

The Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL) is used to represent architecture design decisions of safety-critical and real-time embedded systems. Due to the far-reaching effects these decisions have on the development process, an architecture design fault is likely to have a significant det...

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Published in:2012 IEEE 14th International Symposium on High-Assurance Systems Engineering pp. 130 - 138
Main Authors: Johnsen, A., Lundqvist, K., Pettersson, P., Jaradat, O.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01.10.2012
Subjects:
AADL
Architecture-based verification
Automata
Formal semantics
Formal verification
Instruction sets
Real-time systems
Semantic anchoring
Semantics
Synchronization
UPPAAL
ISBN:9781467347426, 1467347426
ISSN:1530-2059
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Summary:The Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL) is used to represent architecture design decisions of safety-critical and real-time embedded systems. Due to the far-reaching effects these decisions have on the development process, an architecture design fault is likely to have a significant deteriorating impact through the complete process. Automated fault avoidance of architecture design decisions therefore has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of the development while increasing the dependability of the end product. To provide means for automated fault avoidance when developing systems specified in AADL, a formal verification technique has been developed to ensure completeness and consistency of an AADL specification as well as its conformity with the end product. The approach requires the semantics of AADL to be formalized and implemented. We use the methodology of semantic anchoring to contribute with a formal and implemented semantics of a subset of AADL through a set of transformation rules to timed automata constructs. In addition, the verification technique, including the transformation rules, is validated using a case study of a safety-critical fuel-level system developed by a major vehicle manufacturer.
ISBN:9781467347426
1467347426
ISSN:1530-2059
DOI:10.1109/HASE.2012.22