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Authors: T. Y. Chen 1 ; F.-C Kuo 1 ; W. K. Tam 1 and R. Merkel 2

Affiliations: 1 Swinburne University of Technology, Australia ; 2 Monash University, Australia

Keyword(s): Software testing, Metamorphic testing, PID controller, Control engineering, Embedded system, Embedded software.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Digital Signal Processing ; Embedded Communications Systems ; Mobile and Pervasive Computing ; Security and Privacy ; Software Architectures ; Software Simulation ; Telecommunications

Abstract: The Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is ubiquitous in industrial and military systems. Almost all PID controllers are now implemented as software in a microcontroller. Control systems are required to have very high reliability, particularly as they are regularly used in safety-critical systems. An effective testing technique is essential to achieve reliable PID controller software. Unlike simple control algorithms, PID controllers are capable of manipulating the process inputs based on the history and rate of change of the signal. It is very difficult to know whether the computation of the software is correct from the computed outputs. Previous research in other areas has shown that metamorphic testing is an effective technique for this kind of problem. In this paper, we examine metamorphic testing in the context of testing an embedded software PID controller based on the free sample code from ATMEL Corporation. We show that metamorphic testing killed all mutants in serted into the controller software, demonstrating the utility of the technique in testing control systems. (More)

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Y. Chen, T.; Kuo, F.; K. Tam, W. and Merkel, R. (2011). TESTING A SOFTWARE-BASED PID CONTROLLER USING METAMORPHIC TESTING. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - PECCS; ISBN 978-989-8425-48-5; ISSN 2184-2817, SciTePress, pages 387-396. DOI: 10.5220/0003365003870396

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title={TESTING A SOFTWARE-BASED PID CONTROLLER USING METAMORPHIC TESTING},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - PECCS},
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TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - PECCS
TI - TESTING A SOFTWARE-BASED PID CONTROLLER USING METAMORPHIC TESTING
SN - 978-989-8425-48-5
IS - 2184-2817
AU - Y. Chen, T.
AU - Kuo, F.
AU - K. Tam, W.
AU - Merkel, R.
PY - 2011
SP - 387
EP - 396
DO - 10.5220/0003365003870396
PB - SciTePress