Title :
The Safety Argument Manager: an integrated approach to the engineering and safety assessment of computer based systems
Author :
Wilson, S.P. ; McDermid, J.A. ; Kirkham, P.M. ; Fenelon, P.
Author_Institution :
High Integrity Syst. Eng. Group, York Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper presents details of the Safety Argument Manager (SAM) a PC based tool to support safety case construction. SAM is novel in that it stresses total system safety and is designed to support an integrated process for design and assessment. SAM provides facilities for the construction of high level safety arguments and for building up complete and consistent supporting evidence. We focus on the achievement of high quality supporting evidence, by describing SAM´s facilities for integrated modelling and safety assessment. We also illustrate the use of SAM with a car braking system example
Keywords :
automobiles; brakes; microcomputer applications; safety-critical software; software performance evaluation; software quality; systems analysis; SAM; Safety Argument Manager; car braking system; computer based systems safety; integrated approach; integrated modelling; personal computer; safety assessment; safety case construction; software quality; Automatic control; Control systems; Engineering management; Injuries; Maintenance engineering; Process design; Reliability engineering; Safety; Stress; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering of Computer-Based Systems,1996. Proceedings., IEEE Symposium and Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Friedrichshafen
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7355-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECBS.1996.494529
