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Towards Interactive Verification of Programmable Logic Controllers Using Modal Kleene Algebra and KIV

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Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science (RAMICS 2015)

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In this paper we develop an approach to interactive verification of programmable logic controllers which often serve as controllers in safety critical systems and hence need thorough verification. As a verification tool we use the KIV system, whereas the formalization is done in modal Kleene algebra. We first prove a bunch of theorems from modal Kleene algebra in KIV, subsequently translate the desired properties of a program for a programmable logic controller in modal Kleene algebra, and finally prove these encoded properties interactively with KIV.

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    Roland Glück & Florian Benedikt Krebs

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    Michael Winter

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Glück, R., Krebs, F.B. (2015). Towards Interactive Verification of Programmable Logic Controllers Using Modal Kleene Algebra and KIV. In: Kahl, W., Winter, M., Oliveira, J. (eds) Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science. RAMICS 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9348. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24704-5_15

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