@inproceedings{91c2b75ea9364fea9a1727a377eac43e,
title = "Formally verified run time assurance architecture of a 6U cubesat attitude control system",
abstract = "Intelligent controller designs based on artificial intelligence and machine learning promise superior performance over traditional control techniques; however, the lack of transparency in intelligent control systems and the opportunity for emergent behaviors limits where these systems may be applied. Run Time Assurance (RTA) is a proposed methodology to allow intelligent (unverified) controllers to perform within a predetermined envelope of acceptable behavior. Rather than depending entirely on offline verification, RTA provides an online verification approach. Based on the Simplex Architecture, RTA architectures use a decision module to monitor control system performance and switch control from an unverified controller to a verified backup controller if the unverified controller violates acceptable behavior ranges or is forced to operate outside of predetermined conditions. The focus of this work is to combine formal methods analysis with an RTA architecture to generate proof that the output of the RTA controller does not violate safety properties. A 6U CubeSat attitude control subsystem case study is presented and formal methods are used to prove the outputs of the verified controller, decision module, and the larger RTA control system never violate a set of safety properties describing actuator limitations.",
author = "Gross, {Kerianne H.} and Clark, {Matthew A.} and Hoffman, {Jonathan A.} and Fifarek, {Aaron W.} and Rattan, {Kuldip S.} and Swenson, {Eric D.} and Whalen, {Michael W.} and Lucas Wagner",
year = "2016",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781624103889",
series = "AIAA Infotech @ Aerospace Conference",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)",
booktitle = "AIAA Infotech @ Aerospace Conference",
address = "United States",
note = "AIAA Infotech @ Aerospace Conference, 2016 ; Conference date: 04-01-2016 Through 08-01-2016",
}