Using a failure modes, effects and diagnostic analysis (FMEDA) to measure diagnostic coverage in programmable electronic systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-148

  Goble, W M ^a   Brombacher, A C ^b  

^a Moore Process Automation Solutions   (United States)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; RELIABILITY;

FAILURE MODES EFFECTS AND DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS (FMEDA); PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0033221477     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(99)00031-9     Document Type: Article

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