Zaki, Mohamed H., Denman, William, Tahar, Sofiène and Bois, Guy (2009) Integrating Abstraction Techniques for Formal Verification of Analog Designs. Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, 6 (5). pp. 373-392. ISSN 1542-9423
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Abstract
The verification of analog designs is a challenging and exhaustive task that requires deep understanding of physical
behaviours. In this paper, we propose a qualitative based predicate abstraction method for the verification of a class
of non-linear analog circuits. In the proposed method, system equations are automatically extracted from a circuit
diagram by means of a bond graph. Verification is applied based on combining techniques from constraint solving and
computer algebra along with symbolic model checking. Our methodology has the advantage of avoiding exhaustive
simulation normally encountered in the verification of analog designs. To this end, we have used Dymola, Hsolver,
SMV and Mathematica to implement the verification flow. We illustrate the methodology on several analog examples
including Colpitts and tunnel diode oscillators.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science > Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Authors: | Zaki, Mohamed H. and Denman, William and Tahar, Sofiène and Bois, Guy |
| Journal or Publication: | Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.2514/1.44289 |
| ID Code: | 977367 |
| Deposited By: | Danielle Dennie |
| Deposited On: | 14 Jun 2013 14:18 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 17:44 |
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