Analysis and verification challenges for cyber-physical transportation systems

Substantial technological and engineering advances in various disciplines make it possible more than ever before to provide autonomous control choices for cars, trains, and aircraft. Correct automatic control can improve overall safety tremendously. Yet, ensuring a safe operation of those control assistants under all circumstances requires analysis techniques that are prepared for the rising complexity resulting from combinations of several computerized safety measures. We identify cases where cyber-physical transportation systems pose particularly demanding challenges for future research in formal analysis techniques.

@INPROCEEDINGS{ClarkeKPR08,

  author    = {Edmund M. Clarke and
               Bruce Krogh and
               Andr{\'e} Platzer and
               Raj Rajkumar},
  title     = {Analysis and Verification Challenges for
               Cyber-Physical Transportation Systems},
  year      = {2008},
  booktitle = {NITRD National Workshop for Research on
               Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems:
               Automotive, Aviation, and Rail},
  pdf =
{http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/nsl/aar-cps/AndrePlatzer-20081020163241.pdf},
  abstract  = {
    Substantial technological and engineering advances in
    various disciplines make it possible more than ever
    before to provide autonomous control choices for cars,
    trains, and aircraft. Correct automatic control can
    improve overall safety tremendously. Yet, ensuring a
    safe operation of those control assistants under all
    circumstances requires analysis techniques that are
    prepared for the rising complexity resulting from
    combinations of several computerized safety measures.
    We identify cases where cyber-physical transportation
    systems pose particularly demanding challenges for
    future research in formal analysis techniques.}
}```