A formal framework for aspect-oriented specification of cyber physical systems

Lichen Zhang, Jifeng He

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Abstract

Cyber physical systems consist of three parts: the dynamics and control (DC) parts, the communication part and computation part. In this paper, we propose an aspect-oriented specification framework for cyber physical systems. The proposed aspect-oriented formal framework is such a formwork. On the one hand, it can deal with continuous-time systems based on sets of ordinary differential equations. On the other hand, it can deal with discrete-event systems, without continuous variables or differential equations. We present a combination of the formal methods Timed-CSP, ZimOO and differential (algebraic) equations or differential logic. Each method can describe certain aspects of a cyber physical system: CSP can describe communication, concurrent and real-time requirements; ZimOO expresses complex data operations; differential (algebraic) equations model the dynamics and control (DC) parts. This aspect oriented formal specification framework simplifies the requirement analysis process of cyber physical systems. A case study of train control system illustrates the specification process of aspect-oriented formal specification for cyber physical systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConvergence and Hybrid Information Technology - 5th International Conference, ICHIT 2011, Proceedings
Pages391-398
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event5th International Conference on Convergence and Hybrid Information Technology, ICHIT 2011 - Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 22 Sep 201124 Sep 2011

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume206 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Convergence and Hybrid Information Technology, ICHIT 2011
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityDaejeon
Period22/09/1124/09/11

Keywords

  • Aspect-oriented
  • Cyber Physical Systems
  • Differential Logic
  • Timed-CSP
  • ZimOO

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