Safety in System-of-Systems: Ten key challenges

Safety Science

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 358-366

  Harvey, Catherine ^a   Stanton, Neville A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hawk Jet; Military; Socio technical system; System of Systems

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS; MILITARY; MISSILE SIMULATION; SAFETY CASE; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CULTURAL FACTOR; GOVERNMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LONGEVITY; MISSILE WOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SIMULATION; SKILL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; THINKING; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY; WEAPON;

EID: 84905399824     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2014.07.009     Document Type: Review

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