Citation
John Eidson. "Timing in cyber-physical systems: The last inch problem". IEEE Proceedings of International Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control, and Communications (ISPCS), IEEE, 19-24, 11, October, 2015.

Abstract
Distributed cyber-physical systems (CPS) are increasingly provided with an accurate and precise common sense of time using a variety of well established time distribution methods such as GNSS, IEEE 1588 and others. Less attention has been paid to the effective use of time in CPS and techniques and components to support such use. This paper reviews these topics and discusses critical components that are needed. If this infrastructure is properly realized recent work suggests that subject to well defined constraints, it will be possible to design CPS where timing is correct-by-construction.

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  John Eidson. <a
  href="http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/1157.html"
  >Timing in cyber-physical systems:  The last inch
  problem</a>, IEEE Proceedings of International
  Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for
  Measurement, Control, and Communications (ISPCS), IEEE,
  19-24, 11, October, 2015.

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  John Eidson. "Timing in cyber-physical systems:  The
  last inch problem". IEEE Proceedings of International
  Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for
  Measurement, Control, and Communications (ISPCS), IEEE,
  19-24, 11, October, 2015.

• BibTeX

  @inproceedings{Eidson15_TimingInCyberphysicalSystemsLastInchProblem,
      author = {John Eidson},
      title = {Timing in cyber-physical systems:  The last inch
                problem},
      booktitle = {IEEE Proceedings of International Symposium on
                Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement,
                Control, and Communications (ISPCS)},
      organization = {IEEE},
      pages = {19-24},
      day = {11},
      month = {October},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Distributed cyber-physical systems (CPS) are
                increasingly provided with an accurate and precise
                common sense of time using a variety of well
                established time distribution methods such as
                GNSS, IEEE 1588 and others. Less attention has
                been paid to the effective use of time in CPS and
                techniques and components to support such use.
                This paper reviews these topics and discusses
                critical components that are needed. If this
                infrastructure is properly realized recent work
                suggests that subject to well defined constraints,
                it will be possible to design CPS where timing is
                correct-by-construction. },
      URL = {http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/1157.html}
  }
  

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