DocumentCode
1857456
Title
A practical approach to failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) for computing systems
Author
Becker, James Carlin ; Flick, Glenn
Author_Institution
Air Traffic Manage., Lockheed Martin Federal Syst. Inc., Atlantic City Int. Airport, NJ, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
21-22 Oct 1996
Firstpage
228
Lastpage
236
Abstract
The paper presents an approach developed and used for Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) of a distributed computing system for air traffic control. The concepts, benefits, failure mode classifications, FMECA process and conclusions are summarized. The concept of failure mode criticality and its assessment for system safety is also addressed
Keywords
air traffic control; distributed processing; fault tolerant computing; reliability; safety-critical software; software fault tolerance; FMECA process; air traffic control; criticality analysis; distributed computing system; failure mode; failure mode classifications; practical approach; system safety; Air traffic control; Airports; Circuit faults; Cities and towns; FAA; Failure analysis; Fault tolerant systems; Hardware; Military computing; Safety;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
High-Assurance Systems Engineering Workshop, 1996. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location
Niagara on the Lake, Ont.
Print_ISBN
0-8186-7629-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HASE.1996.618602
Filename
618602
Link To Document