Ebook: Formal Methods: Industrial Use from Model to the Code

Although formal analysis programming techniques may be quite old, the introduction of formal methods only dates from the 1980s. These techniques enable us to analyze the behavior of a software application, described in a programming language. It took until the end of the 1990s before formal methods or the B method could be implemented in industrial applications or be usable in an industrial setting.
Current literature only gives students and researchers very general overviews of formal methods. The purpose of this book is to present feedback from experience on the use of “formal methods” (such as proof and model-checking) in industrial examples within the transportation domain.
This book is based on the experience of people who are currently involved in the creation and evaluation of safety critical system software. The involvement of people from within the industry allows us to avoid the usual problems of confidentiality which could arise and thus enables us to supply new useful information (photos, architecture plans, real examples, etc.).
Topics covered by the chapters of this book include SAET-METEOR, the B method and B tools, model-based design using Simulink, the Simulink design verifier proof tool, the implementation and applications of SCADE (Safety Critical Application Development Environment), GATeL: A V&V Platform for SCADE models and ControlBuild.

Contents

1. From Classic Languages to Formal Methods, Jean-Louis Boulanger.
2. Formal Method in the Railway Sector 
the First Complex Application: SAET-METEOR, Jean-Louis Boulanger.
3. The B Method and B Tools, Jean-Louis Boulanger.
4. Model-Based Design Using Simulink – Modeling, Code Generation, Verification, and Validation, Mirko Conrad and Pieter J. Mosterman.
5. Proving Global Properties with the Aid of the SIMULINK DESIGN VERIFIER Proof Tool, Veronique Delebarre and Jean-Frederic Etienne.
6. SCADE: Implementation and Applications, Jean-Louis Camus.
7. GATeL: A V&V Platform for SCADE Models, Bruno Marre, Benjamin Bianc, Patricia Mouy and Christophe Junke.
8. ControlBuild, a Development Framework 
for Control Engineering, Franck Corbier.
9. Conclusion, Jean-Louis Boulanger.

Content:
Chapter 1 From Classic Languages to Formal Methods (pages 1–54): Jean?louis Boulanger
Chapter 2 Formal Method in the Railway Sector the First Complex Application: SAET?METEOR (pages 55–125): Jean?Louis Boulanger
Chapter 3 The B Method and B Tools (pages 127–157): Jean?Louis Boulanger
Chapter 4 Model?Based Design Using Simulink – Modeling, Code Generation, Verification, and Validation (pages 159–181): Mirko Conrad and Pieter J. Mosterman
Chapter 5 Proving Global Properties with the Aid of the SIMULINK DESIGN VERIFIER Proof Tool (pages 183–223): Veronique Delebarre and Jean?Frederic Etienne
Chapter 6 SCADE: Implementation and Applications (pages 225–271): Jean?Louis Camus
Chapter 7 GATeL: A V&V Platform for SCADE Models (pages 273–285): Bruno Marre, Benjamin Bianc, Patricia Mouy and Christophe Junke
Chapter 8 ControlBuild, a Development Framework for Control Engineering (pages 287–324): Franck Corbier
Chapter 9 Conclusion (pages 325–343): Jean?Louis Boulanger