Supporting systems of systems hazard analysis using multi-agent simulation

Safety Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 302-318

  Alexander, Rob ^a   Kelly, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hazard analysis; Multi agent; Safety; Simulation; System of systems

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORKS; COMPONENT INTERACTION; HAZARD ANALYSIS; MULTI AGENT SIMULATION; MULTI-AGENT; MULTI-AGENT MODEL; MULTI-AGENT MODELLING AND SIMULATION; SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEMS; SIMULATED EVENTS; SIMULATION; STATIC MODEL; SUPPORTING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS; SYSTEMATIC PROCESS; SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAZARDS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

ACCIDENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; MACHINE LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SIMHAZAN; SIMULATION; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865623528     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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