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Semiformal Verification of Embedded Software in Medical Devices Considering Stringent Hardware Constraints

Semiformal Verification of Embedded Software in Medical Devices Considering Stringent Hardware Constraints
Semiformal Verification of Embedded Software in Medical Devices Considering Stringent Hardware Constraints
In recent days, the complexity of software has increased significantly in embedded products in such a way that the verification of Embedded Software (ESW) now plays an important role to ensure the product's quality. Embedded systems engineers usually face the problems of verifying properties that have to meet the application's deadline, access the memory region, handle concurrency, and control the hardware registers. This work proposes a semiformal verification approach that combines dynamic and static verification to stress and cover exhaustively the state space of the system. We perform a case study on embedded software used in the medical devices domain. We conclude that the proposed approach improves the coverage and reduces substantially the verification time.
Embedded Software Verification, Bounded Model Checking, Predicate Abstraction and Simulation
Cordeiro, Lucas
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Fischer, Bernd
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Chen, Huan
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Marques-Silva, Joao
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Cordeiro, Lucas
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Fischer, Bernd
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Chen, Huan
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Marques-Silva, Joao
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Cordeiro, Lucas, Fischer, Bernd, Chen, Huan and Marques-Silva, Joao (2009) Semiformal Verification of Embedded Software in Medical Devices Considering Stringent Hardware Constraints. The 6th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HangZhou, Zhejiang, China. 25 - 27 May 2009. (In Press)

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Abstract

In recent days, the complexity of software has increased significantly in embedded products in such a way that the verification of Embedded Software (ESW) now plays an important role to ensure the product's quality. Embedded systems engineers usually face the problems of verifying properties that have to meet the application's deadline, access the memory region, handle concurrency, and control the hardware registers. This work proposes a semiformal verification approach that combines dynamic and static verification to stress and cover exhaustively the state space of the system. We perform a case study on embedded software used in the medical devices domain. We conclude that the proposed approach improves the coverage and reduces substantially the verification time.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 March 2009
Additional Information: Event Dates: May 25 - May 27, 2009
Venue - Dates: The 6th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HangZhou, Zhejiang, China, 2009-05-25 - 2009-05-27
Keywords: Embedded Software Verification, Bounded Model Checking, Predicate Abstraction and Simulation
Organisations: Electronic & Software Systems

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Local EPrints ID: 267239
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/267239
PURE UUID: f0117c0f-d0b0-4a2a-b4a9-d2d533d7bf8f

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Date deposited: 31 Mar 2009 20:44
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 08:46

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Author: Lucas Cordeiro
Author: Bernd Fischer
Author: Huan Chen
Author: Joao Marques-Silva

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