Title :
A process algebra based verification of a production system
Author :
Kleijn, J.J.T. ; Rooda, J.E. ; Reniers, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Syst. Eng. Group, Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
Studying industrial systems by simulation enables the designer to study the dynamic behaviour and to determine some characteristics of the system. Unfortunately simulation also has some disadvantages. These can be overcome by using formal methods. Formal methods allow a thorough analysis of the possible behaviours of a system, parameterised system analysis and a modular approach to the analysis of systems. We present a case study in which a model of an industrial system is studied in a formal way. For this purpose, the model is first specified and simulated using the CSP-based executable specification language χ. The model is translated into a model in the process algebra ACPT. This enables us to give a correctness proof of the parameterised model and to study the model in isolation
Keywords :
communicating sequential processes; digital simulation; formal specification; process algebra; production engineering computing; program verification; specification languages; systems analysis; CSP; case study; correctness proof; dynamic behaviour; executable specification language; formal methods; industrial systems; modular approach; parameterised system analysis; process algebra; production system verification; simulation; Algebra; Analytical models; Buildings; Machinery production industries; Modeling; Production facilities; Production systems; Software engineering; Systems engineering and theory; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Formal Engineering Methods, 1998. Proceedings. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, Qld.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9198-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICFEM.1998.730573
