• DocumentCode
    3533821
  • Title

    Distribution temporal logic: Combining correctness with quality of estimation

  • Author

    Jones, Andrew ; Schwager, Mac ; Belta, Calin

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Syst. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    10-13 Dec. 2013
  • Firstpage
    4719
  • Lastpage
    4724
  • Abstract
    We present a new temporal logic called Distribution Temporal Logic (DTL) defined over predicates of belief states and hidden states of partially observable systems. DTL can express properties involving uncertainty and likelihood that cannot be described by existing logics. A co-safe formulation of DTL is defined and algorithmic procedures are given for monitoring executions of a partially observable Markov decision process with respect to such formulae. A simulation case study of a rescue robotics application outlines our approach.
  • Keywords
    Markov processes; rescue robots; temporal logic; DTL; belief states predicate; distribution temporal logic; estimation quality; partially observable Markov decision process; partially observable system hidden states; rescue robotics application; Entropy; Probabilistic logic; Robot sensing systems; Safety; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Decision and Control (CDC), 2013 IEEE 52nd Annual Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Firenze
  • ISSN
    0743-1546
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5714-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CDC.2013.6760628
  • Filename
    6760628