An algorithm for compositional nonblocking verification of extended finite-state machines
Paper in proceeding, 2014

This paper describes an approach for compositional nonblocking verification of discrete event systems modelled as extended finite-state machines (EFSM). Previous results about finite-state machines in lock-step synchronisation are generalised and applied to EFSMs communicating via shared variables. This gives rise to an EFSM-based conflict check algorithm that composes EFSMs gradually and partially unfolds variables as needed. At each step, components are simplified using conflict-equivalence preserving abstraction. The algorithm has been implemented in the discrete event systems tool Supremica. The paper presents experimental results for the verification of two scalable manufacturing system models, and shows that the EFSM-based algorithm verifies some large models faster than previously used methods.

Discrete event systems

Nonblocking

Extended finite-state machines

Abstraction

Compositional verification

Author

Sahar Mohajerani

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Systems and control

R. Malik

University of Waikato

Martin Fabian

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Systems and control

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

14746670 (ISSN)

Vol. 47 2 376-382
978-3-902823-61-8 (ISBN)

12th IFAC/IEEE Workshop on Discrete Event Systems
Cachan, France,

Areas of Advance

Production

Subject Categories

Control Engineering

DOI

10.3182/20140514-3-FR-4046.00039

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3/31/2023