Testing real-time systems using genetic algorithms

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-135

  Wegener, Joachim ^a   Sthamer, Harmen ^b   Jones, Bryan F ^b   Eyres, David E ^b  

^a DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embedded systems; Genetic algorithms; Real time systems; Temporal behaviour; Testing

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE TESTING; TESTING;

DURATION OF COMPUTATIONS; FUNCTIONAL CORRECTNESS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; REAL-TIME SOFTWARE; SYSTEMATIC TESTING; TEMPORAL BEHAVIOUR; TEMPORAL CORRECTNESS; TIMING CONSTRAINTS;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 0000380234     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018551716639     Document Type: Article

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