Title :
A generalized theory of fail-safe systems
Author :
Nicolaidis, M. ; Noraz, S. ; Courtois, B.
Author_Institution :
IMAG/TIM3 Lab., Grenoble, France
Abstract :
The authors generalize the concept of fail-safe systems and introduce the concept of strongly fail-safe systems. As an application, they present an interface that can be implemented in MOS technologies. It transforms the outputs of self-checking systems into signals adequate to drive electromechanical actuators and such that the whole system (self-checking circuit and interface) is strongly fail-safe.<>
Keywords :
logic testing; MOS technologies; electromechanical actuators; fail-safe systems; generalized theory; interface; logic testing; self-checking systems; strongly fail-safe systems; Actuators; Built-in self-test; Circuit faults; Control systems; Electrical fault detection; Fault detection; Hardware; Integrated circuit technology; Laboratories; Redundancy;
Conference_Titel :
Fault-Tolerant Computing, 1989. FTCS-19. Digest of Papers., Nineteenth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1959-7
DOI :
10.1109/FTCS.1989.105602
