Generating test sequences using symbolic execution for event-driven real-time systems

Nam Hee Lee, Sung Deok Cha

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Abstract

Real-time software, often used to control event-driven process control systems, is usually structured as a set of concurrent and interacting tasks. Therefore, output values of real-time software depend not only on the input values but also on internal and nondeterministic execution patterns caused by task synchronization. In order to test real-time software effectively, one must generate test cases which include information on both the event sequences and the times at which various events occur. However, previous research on real-time software testing focused on generating the latter information. Our paper describes a method of generating test sequences from a Modechart specification using symbolic execution technique. Based on the notion of symbolic system configurations and the equivalence definitions between them, we demonstrate, using the railroad crossing system, how to construct a time-annotated symbolic execution tree and generate test sequences according to the selected coverage criteria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)523-531
Number of pages9
JournalMicroprocessors and Microsystems
Volume27
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003 Nov 3
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Modechart
  • Real-time system testing
  • Symbolic execution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Artificial Intelligence

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