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Formal Methods for Mobile Robots

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Abstract

Most existing work in the literature typically ensures the correctness of mobile robot protocols via ad hoc handwritten proofs, which are both cumbersome and error-prone.

This paper surveys state-of-the-art results about applying formal methods approaches (namely, model-checking, program synthesis, and proof assistants) to the context of mobile robot networks. Those methods already proved useful for bug-hunting in published literature, designing correct-by-design optimal protocols, and certifying impossibility results and protocols.

Keywords

Formal methods Mobile robots Distributed algorithms Model checking Program synthesis Proof certification Proof assistant 
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  1. 1.Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Informatique de Paris 6, LIP6ParisFrance
  2. 2.Université Claude Bernard Lyon-1, LIRIS CNRS UMR 5205, Université de LyonLyonFrance

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