Safety of Computer Control Systems 1991: Volume 8
Safety, Security and Reliability of Computer Based Systems
Published on 14. October 1991
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-08-041697-7 (ISBN)
Description
Containing 29 papers, this volume contributes to the literature published on the safety of computer systems. The papers cover all aspects - specification, development, analysis, verification, validation of hardware and software, as well as the problems involved in the reliability, availability and security of systems.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-041697-7 (9780080416977)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Section headings and selected papers. Timing Aspects. Towards a common safety description model, R E Bloomfield et al. The formalization and analysis of a communications protocol, G Bruns & S Anderson. Applications. Improving software quality in a space application, A Pasquini. A software tool for fault-tolerant systems in the operational phase, K Sismail. Hardware. Applying programmable gate arrays to provide diversity in safety relevant systems, W A Halang & J M Schut. Some answers to the problem of safety in microprocessor-based devices, J Ph Gerardin et al. Assessment I. Using fault tree analysis in developing reliable software, E O Ovstedal. Synchronized local state diagram: a modelling methodology under development, P E Heegaard et al. Assessment II. Balancing reliability requirements for field devices and control logic modules in safety systems, L Bodsberg & P Hokstad. Classification of critical events in systems described by Grafcet using the Markov process, Z Abazi & T Peter. Specification and Development. An early warning method for safety-critical software development, A D Pengelly. A configuration management system for incremental delivery projects, F Redmill. Security. Security evaluation criteria, S J Knapskog. Information security issues in transaction systems applied to an integrated road traffic environment, B G Andersen. Verification and Validation. Software safety checks using stored tested paths, G Dahll. Models. Systematic software testing strategies as explanatory variables of proportional hazards, F Saglietti. The balancing of quality assurance against validation activities, T Stalhane. Author index. Keyword index.