Component-based Hazard Analysis for Mechatronic Systems (bibtex)
by Claudia Priesterjahn, Christoph Sondermann-Wölke, Matthias Tichy, Christian Hölscher
Abstract:
One cannot image today's life without mechatronic systems, which have to be developed in a joint effort by teams of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, control engineers and software engineers. Often these systems are applied in safety critical environments like in cars or aircrafts. This requires systems that function correctly and do not cause hazardous situations. However, random errors due to wear or external influences cannot be completely excluded. Consequently, we have to perform a hazard analysis for the system. Further, the union of four disciplines in one system requires the development and analysis of the system as a whole. We present a component-based hazard analysis that considers the entire mechatronic system including hardware, i.e. mechanical and electrical components, and software components. Our approach considers the physical properties of different types of flow in mechatronic systems. We have identified reusable patterns for the failure behavior which can be generated automatically. This reduces the effort for the developer. As cycles, e.g. control cycles, are an internal part of every mechatronic system our approach is able to handle cycles. The presented approach has been applied to a real-life case study.
Reference:
Priesterjahn, C.; Sondermann-Wölke, C.; Tichy, M.; Hölscher, C.: Component-based Hazard Analysis for Mechatronic Systems. Proc. of the 2nd IEEE International Workshop MoBE-RTES at the 14th IEEE International Symposium on Object/Component/Service-oriented Real-time Distributed Computing (ISORC), IEEE Computer Society, 2011.
Bibtex Entry:
@INPROCEEDINGS{Priesterjahn2011,
  author = {Priesterjahn, Claudia AND Sondermann-W{\"o}lke, Christoph AND Tichy,
	Matthias AND H{\"o}lscher, Christian},
  title = {Component-based Hazard Analysis for Mechatronic Systems},
  booktitle = {Proc. of the 2nd IEEE International Workshop MoBE-RTES at the 14th
	IEEE International Symposium on Object/Component/Service-oriented
	Real-time Distributed Computing (ISORC)},
  year = {2011},
  address = {Newport Beach, USA (USA)},
  month = {March},
  publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
  abstract = {One cannot image today's life without mechatronic systems, which have
	to be developed in a joint effort by teams of mechanical engineers,
	electrical engineers, control engineers and software engineers. Often
	these systems are applied in safety critical environments like in
	cars or aircrafts. This requires systems that function correctly
	and do not cause hazardous situations. However, random errors due
	to wear or external influences cannot be completely excluded. Consequently,
	we have to perform a hazard analysis for the system. Further, the
	union of four disciplines in one system requires the development
	and analysis of the system as a whole. We present a component-based
	hazard analysis that considers the entire mechatronic system including
	hardware, i.e. mechanical and electrical components, and software
	components. Our approach considers the physical properties of different
	types of flow in mechatronic systems. We have identified reusable
	patterns for the failure behavior which can be generated automatically.
	This reduces the effort for the developer. As cycles, e.g. control
	cycles, are an internal part of every mechatronic system our approach
	is able to handle cycles. The presented approach has been applied
	to a real-life case study.},
  bdsk-url-1 = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ISORCW.2011.19},
  file = {Priesterjahn2011.pdf:Priesterjahn2011.pdf:PDF},
  timestamp = {2013.09.18},
  url = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ISORCW.2011.19}
}