Wiley Real-Time Systems: Scheduling, Analysis, and Verification

The first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject rather than a collection of papers. The author is a recognized authority in the field as well as an outstanding teacher lauded for his ability to convey these concepts clearly to many different audiences.A handy reference for practitioners in the field. Review "The author provides a substantial, up-to-date overview of the verification and validation process…" (Computer Magazine, November 2004) "The unifying discussion on the formal analysis and verification methods are especially valuable and enlightening, both for graduate students and researchers." (International Journal of General Systems, December 2003) From the Inside Flap A complete guide to testing, analyzing, verifying, and monitoring real-time systems More and more of our modern-day systems and devices-from toasters and climate-control systems to airplanes and space shuttles-contain embedded systems to control their functions and ensure that their responses are both timely and correct. With safety a requisite factor, performance validation is a critical aspect of real-time systems. Answering the needs of professionals and students alike, Real-Time Systems: Scheduling, Analysis, and Verification provides a substantial, up-to-date overview of the verification and validation process. It describes several approaches to the problem, and examines the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Designed to be both an introductory text and a handy reference for the practitioner, the book discusses: * Symbolic logic, automata, and languages in non-real-time systems * Real-time scheduling and schedulability analysis * Verification using timed automata and timed petri nets * Process algebra * The design and analysis of propositional-logic rule-based systems * Timing analysis of predicate-logic rule-based systems * Optimization of rule-based systems * Model checking, real-time logic, and statecharts With ample illustrations and examples of a variety of industrial and toy applications, Real-Time Systems: Scheduling, Analysis, and Verification serves as a key resource for every professional who works with real-time systems. From the Back Cover A complete guide to testing, analyzing, verifying, and monitoring real-time systems More and more of our modern-day systems and devices-from toasters and climate-control systems to airplanes and space shuttles-contain embedded systems to control their functions and ensure that their responses are both timely and correct. With safety a requisite factor, performance validation is a critical aspect of real-time systems. Answering the needs of professionals and students alike, Real-Time Systems: Scheduling, Analysis, and Verification provides a substantial, up-to-date overview of the verification and validation process. It describes several approaches to the problem, and examines the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Designed to be both an introductory text and a handy reference for the practitioner, the book discusses: * Symbolic logic, automata, and languages in non-real-time systems * Real-time scheduling and schedulability analysis * Verification using timed automata and timed petri nets * Process algebra * The design and analysis of propositional-logic rule-based systems * Timing analysis of predicate-logic rule-based systems * Optimization of rule-based systems * Model checking, real-time logic, and statecharts With ample illustrations and examples of a variety of industrial and toy applications, Real-Time Systems: Scheduling, Analysis, and Verification serves as a key resource for every professional who works with real-time systems. About the Author ALBERT M. K. CHENG, PhD, received his doctorate in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin, where he held a GTE Foundation Doctoral Fellowship. He is currently an associate professor in the department of computer science at the