Method to assess and optimise dependability of complex macro-systems: Application to a railway signalling system

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 382-394

  Vernez, David ^a,b   Vuille, François ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dependability; FMECA; Functional analysis; Macro systems; System architecture

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE TOOLS; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; CRITICALITY ANALYSES; DEPENDABILITY; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; FMECA; FUNCTIONAL FAILURES; FUNCTIONAL LAYERS; GLOBAL RISKS; GLOBAL SYSTEMS; HUMAN FACTORS; INDUCTIVE MODELS; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES; OPTIMISATION; RAILWAY SIGNALLING SYSTEMS; SIGNALLING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE;

DATA PROCESSING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MACROS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RAILROAD SIGNAL SYSTEMS; RAILROADS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ALARM SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 58249087608     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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