FlexRay in aerospace and safety-sensitive systems

IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 4-13

  Paulitsch, Michael ^a   Hall, Brendan ^a  

^a HONEYWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS;

AEROSPACE DOMAINS; AUTOMOTIVE DOMAINS; FAULT COVERAGE; FIELD BUSES; FLEXRAY; INTEGRATING SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL LAYER PROPERTIES; SENSITIVE SYSTEMS; SUB SYSTEMS;

BUSES;

EID: 53349177176     PISSN: 08858985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAES.2008.4635065     Document Type: Review

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