Application of micro Markov models for quantitative safety assessment to determine safety integrity levels as defined by the IEC 61508 standard for functional safety

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-175

  Knegtering, B ^a   Brombacher, A C ^b  

^a HONEYWELL   (United States)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FUNCTIONAL SAFETY; MICRO MARKOV MODELS; RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAMS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0033221507     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(99)00034-4     Document Type: Article

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