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Cyber Physical Systems: Design Challenges
Edward A. Lee

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Edward A. Lee. "Cyber Physical Systems: Design Challenges". Technical report, University of California, Berkeley, EECS Dept., UCB/EECS-2008-8, January, 2008.

Abstract
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are integrations of computation and physical processes. Embedded computers and networks monitor and control the physical processes, usually with feedback loops where physical processes affect computations and vice versa. The economic and societal potential of such systems is vastly greater than what has been realized, and major investments are being made worldwide to develop the technology. There are considerable challenges, particularly because the physical components of such systems introduce safety and reliability requirements qualitatively different from those in general-purpose computing. Moreover, physical components are qualitatively different from object-oriented software components. Standard abstractions based on method calls and threads do not work. This paper examines the challenges in designing such systems, and in particular raises the question of whether today¿s computing and networking technologies provide an adequate foundation for CPS. It concludes that it will not be sufficient to improve design processes, raise the level of abstraction, or verify (formally or otherwise) designs that are built on today¿s abstractions. To realize the full potential of CPS, we will have to rebuild computing and networking abstractions. These abstractions will have to embrace physical dynamics and computation in a unified way.

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    University of California, Berkeley, EECS Dept.,
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    Edward A. Lee. "Cyber Physical Systems: Design
    Challenges". Technical report,  University of
    California, Berkeley, EECS Dept., UCB/EECS-2008-8, January,
    2008.
  • BibTeX
    @techreport{Lee08_CyberPhysicalSystemsDesignChallenges,
        author = {Edward A. Lee},
        title = {Cyber Physical Systems: Design Challenges},
        institution = {University of California, Berkeley, EECS Dept.},
        number = {UCB/EECS-2008-8},
        month = {January},
        year = {2008},
        abstract = {Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are integrations of
                  computation and physical processes. Embedded
                  computers and networks monitor and control the
                  physical processes, usually with feedback loops
                  where physical processes affect computations and
                  vice versa. The economic and societal potential of
                  such systems is vastly greater than what has been
                  realized, and major investments are being made
                  worldwide to develop the technology. There are
                  considerable challenges, particularly because the
                  physical components of such systems introduce
                  safety and reliability requirements qualitatively
                  different from those in general-purpose computing.
                  Moreover, physical components are qualitatively
                  different from object-oriented software
                  components. Standard abstractions based on method
                  calls and threads do not work. This paper examines
                  the challenges in designing such systems, and in
                  particular raises the question of whether today¿s
                  computing and networking technologies provide an
                  adequate foundation for CPS. It concludes that it
                  will not be sufficient to improve design
                  processes, raise the level of abstraction, or
                  verify (formally or otherwise) designs that are
                  built on today¿s abstractions. To realize the
                  full potential of CPS, we will have to rebuild
                  computing and networking abstractions. These
                  abstractions will have to embrace physical
                  dynamics and computation in a unified way.},
        URL = {http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/586.html}
    }
    

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