Title :
A table-oriented interface for reliability modeling of fault-tolerant architectures
Author :
Johnson, Sally C. ; Butler, Ricky W.
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
The Table-Oriented Translator to the ASSIST Language (TOTAL) computer program, a spreadsheet interface for a reliability analysis tool set under development at NASA Langley, is described. This program is designed to capture the failure characteristics of a fault-tolerant architecture and to automatically generate a corresponding reliability model. The level of information required is appropriate for system designers with little or no background in the details of reliability calculations. The system description process and model generation algorithms are presented
Keywords :
aerospace computing; computer architecture; fault tolerant computing; reliability; software tools; spreadsheet programs; user interfaces; ASSIST Language; NASA Langley; TOTAL; Table-Oriented Translator; avionics; failure characteristics; fault-tolerant architectures; model generation algorithms; reliability analysis; reliability model; reliability modeling; spreadsheet interface; table-oriented interface; Character generation; Computer architecture; Computer interfaces; Degradation; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Fault trees; NASA; Plasma welding; Reliability theory;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA 11th
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0820-4
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1992.282167
