Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999.
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| author | Vuong, Hon Fai, 1975- |
| author2 | Mark R. Abramson and Eric Feron. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/338232019-09-19T17:06:16Z Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle Modeling and analysis of software requirement specifications Vuong, Hon Fai, 1975- Mark R. Abramson and Eric Feron. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98). The present increase in the usage of software for controlling safety-critical systems drives the need for the development of software safety analysis techniques. This thesis describes the use of a state-machine based approach for modeling and analyzing software requirements specifications, for safety related properties, of the supervisory architecture of an autonomous aerial vehicle. The requirements specification model, developed using concepts from controls engineering, is in a tabular format and specifies the intended blackbox behavior of the system in terms of discrete events. The goal of modeling was to produce a set of specifications that clearly describe the desired system behavior for ease of human review. Analysis focused on identifying safety-related errors in design philosophy rather than implementation. This was done because software requirements errors (or high level design errors) that are allowed to propagate into later phases of the development process can result in tremendous costs and are often the most difficult to correct. Results show that the symbiotic nature of the modeling and analysis techniques was useful in improving software safety. Their application led to the identification and elimination of several hazardous conditions not found during traditional software unit and system testing. by Hong Fai Vuong. S.M. 2006-08-25T18:48:38Z 2006-08-25T18:48:38Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33823 43595772 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 156 p. 8836595 bytes 9306455 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Vuong, Hon Fai, 1975- Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle |
| title | Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle |
| title_full | Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle |
| title_fullStr | Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle |
| title_short | Modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle |
| title_sort | modeling and analysis of software specifications for an autonomous aerial vehicle |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33823 |
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