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
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;
Conference_Titel :
High-Assurance Systems Engineering Workshop, 1996. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Niagara on the Lake, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7629-9
DOI :
10.1109/HASE.1996.618602
