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Safety Verification of Software Using Structured Petri Nets

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Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP 1998)

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A method is described for the analysis and the verification of safety in software systems. The method offers a formal notation for describing the software structure, the means for defining safe and un-safe states of the system and a technique for the software simulation and analysis. The modeling process is based on an extension to Petri nets, which enables the modeler to represent control as well as data processing aspects of the software. The Petri net-based model can be analyzed using the concept of a modified reachability tree or can be used as a framework for a simulated execution. The model can be build in an early phase of the software development process, thus creating the potential for early verification and validation of safety.

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  1. Institute of Control and Computation Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665, Warszawa, Poland

    Krzysztof Sacha

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  1. Fachbereich Angewandte Informatik, Fachhochschule Fulda, Postfach 12 69, D-36012, Fulda, Germany

    Wolfgang Ehrenberger

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Sacha, K. (1998). Safety Verification of Software Using Structured Petri Nets. In: Ehrenberger, W. (eds) Computer Safety, Reliability and Security. SAFECOMP 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1516. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49646-7_26

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