Design automation of cyber-physical systems: Challenges, advances, and opportunities

Seshia, Sanjit, Hu, Shiyan, Li, Wenchao and Zhu, Qi (2017) Design automation of cyber-physical systems: Challenges, advances, and opportunities. IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 36 (9), 1421-1434. (doi:10.1109/TCAD.2016.2633961).

Abstract

A cyber-physical system (CPS) is an integration of computation with physical processes whose behavior is defined by both computational and physical parts of the system. In this paper, we present a view of the challenges and opportunities for design automation of CPS. We identify a combination of characteristics that define the challenges unique to the design automation of CPS. We then present selected promising advances in depth, focusing on four foundational directions: combining model-based and data-driven design methods; design for human-in-the-loop systems; component-based design with contracts, and design for security and privacy. These directions are illustrated with examples from two application domains: smart energy systems and next-generation automotive systems.

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