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Matlab/Simulink is a widely used modeling notation for control systems design in automotive industries. Safety standards, such as ISO 26262, are emphasizing model-based testing, in which, test cases derived from the design model are used to show model-code conformance. In this paper, we propose a new aspect-oriented test case generation approach called “MB-ATG” from Simulink models. This approach exploits model checking technique capability to generate counterexamples that constitute test cases. We experiment a real automotive Simulink model with MB-ATG prototype to show its performance. Experimental results show that MB-ATG approach is compliant with standard structural coverage criteria and does not provide redundant test cases.
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Tekaya, M., Bennani, M.T., Alagui, M.A., Ahmed, S.B. (2015). Aspect-Oriented Test Case Generation from Matlab/Simulink Models. In: Zamojski, W., Mazurkiewicz, J., Sugier, J., Walkowiak, T., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Theory and Engineering of Complex Systems and Dependability. DepCoS-RELCOMEX 2015. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 365. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19216-1_47
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