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Modeling Safety-Critical Systems with Z and Petri Nets

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Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP 1999)

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We show how to combine the specification notation Z with Petri nets for modeling safety-critical systems. The combination preserves the strengths of the two formalisms, while ameliorating their drawbacks. We illustrate our approach by modeling a part of a production cell and validating that model with respect to safety-related properties.

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  1. Institut für Informatik, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, D-03013, Cottbus

    Monika Heiner

  2. Fakultät für Informatik, Institut für Verteilte Systeme, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, D-39016, Magdeburg, Germany

    Maritta Heisel

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    Massimo Felici

  2. LAAS-CNRS, 7, Avenue du Colonel Roche, F-31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France

    Karama Kanoun

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Heiner, M., Heisel, M. (1999). Modeling Safety-Critical Systems with Z and Petri Nets. In: Felici, M., Kanoun, K. (eds) Computer Safety, Reliability and Security. SAFECOMP 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1698. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48249-0_31

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