A Hierarchy of Proof Rules for Checking Differential Invariance of Algebraic Sets

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical and experimental comparison of sound proof rules for proving invariance of algebraic sets, that is, sets satisfying polynomial equalities, under the flow of polynomial ordinary differential equations. Problems of this nature arise in formal verification of continuous and hybrid dynamical systems, where there is an increasing need for methods to expedite formal proofs. We study the trade-off between proof rule generality and practical performance and evaluate our theoretical observations on a set of heterogeneous benchmarks. The relationship between increased deductive power and running time performance of the proof rules is far from obvious; we discuss and illustrate certain classes of problems where this relationship is interesting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA624901

Entities

People

  • Andrew Sogokon
  • AndrĂ© Platzer
  • Khalil Ghorbal

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arithmetic
  • Classification
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computer Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Elimination
  • Equations
  • Hierarchies
  • Hybrid Systems
  • Integrals
  • Invariance
  • Observation
  • Polynomials
  • Safety
  • Two Dimensional
  • Verification

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Systems Analysis and Design