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Model-based development of embedded software with MATLAB/Simulink is a well-established practice in the automotive industry. Simulink models are usually the first executable artifacts in the development process. Testing these models is therefore particularly relevant for an efficient quality assurance process. Considering the expanding role of software in modern automobiles, going hand in hand with rising testing costs, the automation of testing activities is highly desirable. One technique which has shown its capabilities in automating software verification is search-based testing. The tool TASMO utilizes search-based algorithms as well as static analysis techniques to generate input data (test data) for structural coverage of Simulink models. TASMO has been the subject of research for more than 7 years and is now part of the testing tool TPT. This paper introduces TASMO and delivers insight into how the search for model-covering test data is automated.
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Wilmes, B. (2016). TASMO: Automated Test Data Generation for Simulink Model Coverage. In: Gühmann, C., Riese, J., von Rüden, K. (eds) Simulation and Testing for Vehicle Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32345-9_10
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