Acumen: An open-source testbed for cyber-physical systems research

Walid Taha, Adam Duracz, Yingfu Zeng, Kevin Atkinson, Ferenc A. Bartha, Paul Brauner, Jan Duracz, Fei Xu, Robert Cartwright, Michal Konečný, Eugenio Moggi, Jawad Masood, Pererik Andreasson, Jun Inoue, Anita Sant’Anna, Roland Philippsen, Alexandre Chapoutot, Marcia O’Malley, Aaron Ames, Veronica GaspesLise Hvatum, Shyam Mehta, Henrik Eriksson, Christian Grante

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Abstract

Developing Cyber-Physical Systems requires methods and tools to support simulation and verification of hybrid (both continuous and discrete) models. The Acumen modeling and simulation language is an open source testbed for exploring the design space of what rigorousbut- practical next-generation tools can deliver to developers of Cyber- Physical Systems. Like verification tools, a design goal for Acumen is to provide rigorous results. Like simulation tools, it aims to be intuitive, practical, and scalable. However, it is far from evident whether these two goals can be achieved simultaneously. This paper explains the primary design goals for Acumen, the core challenges that must be addressed in order to achieve these goals, the “agile research method” taken by the project, the steps taken to realize these goals, the key lessons learned, and the emerging language design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternet of Things
Subtitle of host publicationIoT Infrastructures - 2nd International Summit, IoT 360° 2015, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsMiguel Elias Mitre Campista, Andrey Somov, Benny Mandler, Hakima Chaouchi, Maria Fazio, Dagmar Caganova, Stefano Giordano, Johann Marquez-Barja, Sherali Zeadally, Mohamad Badra, Radu-Laurentiu Vieriu
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages118-130
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319470627
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Summit on Internet of Things, IoT 360° 2015 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 27 Oct 201529 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume169
ISSN (Print)1867-8211

Conference

Conference2nd International Summit on Internet of Things, IoT 360° 2015
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period27/10/1529/10/15

Keywords

  • Cyber-physical systems (CPS)
  • Hybrid systems
  • Modeling
  • Open source software
  • Simulation
  • Testbed

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