Finite abstractions of stochastic Max-Plus-Linear systems

Dieky Adzkiya, Sadegh Esmaeil Zadeh Soudjani, Alessandro Abate

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Abstract

This work investigates the use of finite abstractions to study the finite-horizon probabilistic invariance problem over Stochastic Max-Plus-Linear (SMPL) systems. SMPL systems are probabilistic extensions of discrete-event MPL systems that are widely employed in the engineering practice for timing and synchronisation studies. We construct finite abstractions by re-formulating the SMPL system as a discrete-time Markov process, then tailoring formal abstraction techniques in the literature to generate a finite-state Markov Chain (MC), together with precise guarantees on the level of the introduced approximation. This finally allows to probabilistically model check the obtained MC against the finite-horizon probabilistic invariance specification. The approach is practically implemented via a dedicated software, and elucidated in this work over numerical examples.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQuantitative Evaluation of Systems - 11th International Conference, QEST 2014, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages74-89
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783319106953
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, QEST 2014 - Florence, Italy
Duration: 8 Sept 201410 Sept 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8657 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, QEST 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period8/09/1410/09/14

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