Component Fault Tree Analysis Resolves Complexity: Dependability Confirmation for a Railway Brake System.

Autor: Hutchison, David, Kanade, Takeo, Kittler, Josef, Kleinberg, Jon M., Mattern, Friedemann, Mitchell, John C., Naor, Moni, Nierstrasz, Oscar, Pandu Rangan, C., Steffen, Bernhard, Sudan, Madhu, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Tygar, Doug, Vardi, Moshe Y., Weikum, Gerhard, Saglietti, Francesca, Oster, Norbert, Heilmann, Reiner, Rothbauer, Stefan, Sutor, Ariane
Zdroj: Computer Safety, Reliability & Security (9783540751007); 2007, p100-105, 6p
Abstrakt: In 2006 Siemens Transportation systems had to obtain an operating license for the brake system of a newly developed train. Therefore a safety analysis for the brake system had to be performed to show that the probability of a failure of the brakes is sufficiently small, less than specified limits. The safety analysis was performed by Siemens Corporate Technology. The probability of a failure of the brake system was calculated using hierarchical fault tree analysis. The large number of different combinations of subsystems contributing to failure scenarios was managed by a specially developed program for automatic generation of combinatorial fault trees. The most important result was the proof of the quantitative safety targets of the brake system to the regulating body. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index