Analysis estimates that more than 80% of all current innovations within
vehicles are based on distributed electronic systems. Critical to the
functionality and application domain of such systems are the services provided
by the underlying distributed control networks. Current advances in control
networking technology indicate that time-triggered architectures offer
improvements in the deterministic behavior of such networks and as such make
them particularly appropriate for safety- critical and real-time applications.
This book presents novel work on the formal specification and formal
verification of a new time-triggered protocol: ISO 11898-4 (draft), time
triggered communication on Controller Area Network (TTCAN). TTCAN is based on
the most widely adopted in-vehicle network - Controller Area Network (CAN). The
formal verification research described has been conducted in parallel with the
development of the International Standards Organisation TTCAN protocol
specification.