Testing Physical Systems

We present a formal theory of model-based testing, an algorithm for test generation based on it, and outline how testing is implemented by a diagnostic engine. The key to making the complex task of test generation feasible for systems with continuous domains is the use abstraction. Tests can be generated using manageable finite models and then mapped back to a detailed level. We state conditions for the correctness of this approach and discuss the preconditions and scope of applicability of the theory.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1994
• Where: AAAI
• Authors: Peter Struss
• Keywords: AAAI 1994, Intelligent Agents, Manageable Finite Models, Model-based Testing, Test Generation