• ISBN13: 9780521883337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology
• Publisher: Cambridge UP
• Publisher Imprint: Cambridge
• Publication Date: July 15, 2008
• Pages: 344
• Original Price: GBP 59.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 794 grams

About the Book Real-time systems need to react to certain input stimuli within given time bounds. For example, an airbag in a car has to unfold within 300 milliseconds in a crash. There are many embedded safety-critical applications and each requires real-time specification techniques. This text introduces three of these techniques, based on logic and automata: duration calculus, timed automata, and PLC-automata. The techniques are brought together to form a seamless design flow, from real-time requirements specified in the duration calculus; via designs specified by PLC-automata; and into source code for hardware platforms of embedded systems. The syntax, semantics, and proof methods of the specification techniques are introduced; their most important properties are established; and real-life examples illustrate their use. Detailed case studies and exercises conclude each chapter. Ideal for students of real-time systems or embedded systems, this text will also be of great interest to researchers and professionals in transportation and automation.