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We define an abstraction of the continuous variables that serve as inputs to embedded software. In existing static analyzers, these variables are most often abstracted by a constant interval, and this approach has shown its limits. We propose a different method that analyzes in a more precise way the continuous environment. This environment is first expressed as the semantics of a special continuous program, and we define a safe abstract semantics. We introduce the abstract domain of interval valued step functions and show that it safely over-approximates the set of continuous functions. The theory of guaranteed integration is then used to effectively compute an abstract semantics and we prove that this abstract semantics is safe.
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Bouissou, O., Martel, M. (2008). Abstract Interpretation of the Physical Inputs of Embedded Programs. In: Logozzo, F., Peled, D.A., Zuck, L.D. (eds) Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation. VMCAI 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4905. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78163-9_8
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