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FMEA and FTA to Support Safe Design of Embedded Software in Safety-Critical Systems

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Safety and Reliability of Software Based Systems

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A method based on FMEA and FTA for safe control software design is presented. Its application during the development of a robot control system software is described. The development process follows the ESA Software Engineering Standards. The method is a means to derive safety requirements, and a tool for safety-related review of the User and Software Requirements Documents.

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  1. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Systems Engineering and Informatics, 21020, Ispra, VA, Italy

    Thomas Maier

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  1. ERA Technology Limited, Cleeve Road, KT22 7SA, Leatherhead Surrey, UK

    Roger Shaw

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Maier, T. (1997). FMEA and FTA to Support Safe Design of Embedded Software in Safety-Critical Systems. In: Shaw, R. (eds) Safety and Reliability of Software Based Systems. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0921-1_22

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