HYCON-EECI, Spring 2012

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Eecilogo.png Specification, Design, and Verification
 
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of Distributed Embedded Systems
 

Richard M. Murray, Ufuk Topcu, and Nok Wongpiromsarn

14-18 May 2012, L'Aquila (Italy)

Course Description

Increases in fast and inexpensive computing and communications have enabled a new generation of information-rich control systems that rely on multi-threaded networked execution, distributed optimization, sensor fusion and protocol stacks in increasingly sophisticated ways. This course will provide working knowledge of a collection of methods and tools for specifying, designing and verifying networked control systems. We combine methods from computer science (temporal logic, model checking, synthesis of control protocols) with those from dynamical systems and control (Lyapunov functions, trajectory generation, receding horizon control) to analyze and design partially asynchronous control protocols for continuous systems. In addition to introducing the mathematical techniques required to formulate problems and prove properties, we also describe a software toolbox (TuLiP) that is designed for analyzing and synthesizing hybrid control systems using linear temporal logic and robust performance specifications.

Course information

Lecture Schedule

The schedule below lists the lectures that will be given as part of the course. Each lecture will last approximately 90 minutes. The individual lecture pages give an overview of the lecture and links to additional information.

Lec Date/time   Title Lecture notes
 
L1
Tue, 9:00
Introduction: Protocol-Based Control Systems L1_intro-24Apr12.pdf 2012
L2
Tue, 10:30
Automata Theory L2_Automata_Theory-24Apr12.pdf 2012
L3
Tue, 13:30
Temporal Logic L3_ltl-24Apr12.pdf 2012
L4
Tue, 15:30
Model Checking and Logic Synthesis L4_modelchecking-24Apr12.pdf 2012
C1
Wed, 8:30
Computer Session: Spin C1_spin-25Apr12.pdf 2012
L5
Wed, 10:30
Verification of Control Protocols L5_protanal-25Apr12.pdf 2012
L6
Wed, 13:30
Hybrid Systems Verification L6_hybrid-25Apr12.pdf 2012
L7
Wed, 15:30
Synthesis of Reactive Control Protocols L7_reactive-25Apr12.pdf 2012
L8
Thu, 8:30
Receding Horizon Temporal Logic Planning L8_rhtlp-26Apr12.pdf 2012
C2
Thu, 10:30
Computer Session: TuLiP C2_tulip-26Apr12.pdf 2012
L9
Thu, 13:30
Extensions, Applications, Open Questions L9_extensions-26Apr12.pdf 2012
  Thu, 3:00     Adjourn

Software Installation

We will make use of two programs during the lab sessions:

  • Spin - model checker for formal verification of distributed systems
  • TuLiP - python-based toolbox for temporal logic planning and controller synthesis

During the course, we will access these programs on a remote machine using ssh. For some parts of the course it will be useful to have a local installation of MATLAB that can be used for visualizing some simulation results.

If you would like to install the software on your own, here are some basic directions for installing the two packages:

  • Spin: if you are using Windows, you can download a binary installation. For Mac's, you need to compile from source. For this you will need a C compiler, such as the one that is part of the Xcode developer toolbox
  • TuLiP: you will need a python installation (2.6 or greater) with SciPy (0.9 or greater) installed. You might consider using the Enthought Python distribution. Once you have scipy installed, you will need to install several other python packages, including cvxopt and yices. A list of required package is available on the TuLiP project page.