This paper proposes a continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring system concept, which uses a safety microprocessor to connect sensors for building a body sensor network. The changes in Pulse Transit Time (PTT...
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This paper proposes a continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring system concept, which uses a safety microprocessor to connect sensors for building a body sensor network. The changes in Pulse Transit Time (PTT) can be detected with the sensor network. The microprocessor gathers the PTT and other vital signs of the patient to derive changes in blood pressure. Through the new Bluetooth protocol for safety systems, the current blood pressure value can be sent to a variety of terminals present in the wireless network, such as mobile phone, PC and medical monitoring systems. The 1oo2 architecture of the used microprocessor can provide high safety to a rating of safety integrity level 3 (SIL3), thus the whole network can meet the safety required in medical care systems.
With the announcement and development of safety standards such as IEC 61508 and DO-254 standards a basis for the implementation of qualitative and quantitative analyzes in the areas of reliability and safety for elect...
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With the announcement and development of safety standards such as IEC 61508 and DO-254 standards a basis for the implementation of qualitative and quantitative analyzes in the areas of reliability and safety for electronic safety-related systems was laid. Especially with the publication of the second edition of the standard IEC 61508 standard and the introduction of new aspects such as on-chip redundancy and the use of integrated systems in such systems is becoming increasingly attractive. SRAM-based FPGAs are considered as the mainstream FPGA technology and represent an excellent platform for the development of system-on-chips due to their complexity and programming flexibility. In this paper, the implementation of FPGA-based safety-related systems according to the standard IEC 61508 is targeted. First, the advantages and challenges of FPGAs for the use in such systems are presented. Afterwards, measures and methodologies are discussed, which are required for the implementation of such systems. Finally suitable FPGA implementation of these measures is presented.
This paper presents a new method by which it is possible to realistically predict the software reliability of critical systems. The main feature of this method is that it allows estimating the number of remaining crit...
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This paper presents a new method by which it is possible to realistically predict the software reliability of critical systems. The main feature of this method is that it allows estimating the number of remaining critical faults in the software. The algorithm employs well-known methods such as Imperfect Debugging and it provides a more reliable prognosis than the methods conventionally used for this purpose. Furthermore, the new approach describes two processes of handling critical failures (one for detection and one for correction). The new algorithm also takes into account the socalled repair time, a measurement that is vitally important for a reliable prognosis. For use in the prediction model, it is mathematically described as a time function. As every programmer knows, it can be difficult to have even the simplest program run without faults. So-called software reliability models (SRM's), based on stochastic and aiming to predict the reliability of both software and hardware, have been used since the 70's. SRM's rely on certain model assumptions some of which cannot be deemed realistic anymore. Hence, for today's reliability engineering, these models are insufficient. At this point in time, though, there are hardly any methods that enable us to obtain predictions as to how the reliability of critical faults or the failure rate of critical systems behave over time. Currently, there is no mathematical model distinguishing between critical and non-critical faults, and only few models consider Imperfect Debugging (ID). The method presented here, however, is based on ID and it is able to distinguish between critical and non-critical software faults. Moreover, this new method employs a so-called Time-Delay and thus two new processes have to be designed. Mathematically, these processes describe the detection of faults and their correction, respectively. It is necessary to define appropriate distribution functions and to clearly state the requisite model assumptions.
In order to measure the effectiveness of safety protection systems there are several design parameters. Diagnostic coverage factor is one of the most important parameter which influences all architectures. In this sho...
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High reliability and high availability are essential aspects for all critical elements used in automotive applications. This is particularly true for control and steering systems. In this regard, numerous steer by wir...
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High reliability and high availability are essential aspects for all critical elements used in automotive applications. This is particularly true for control and steering systems. In this regard, numerous steer by wire (x-by-wire) concepts were developed over the years. Most of them considered only standard single microcontroller systemarchitectures with a low degree of reliability according to international reliability and safety standards. This paper presents a novel concept for a degradable safety controller for steer-by-wire systems. Based on a safety-related 1004-architecture, the presented concept offers higher safety, reliability and availability.
This paper presents a simulation environment, which is a C++/systemC based integrated framework for functional verification of designed components or electronic architectures and enhances the existing computer archite...
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Software-Engineering is very important today. In industry (specifically by software critical system) it is important to produce high reliable software, i.e. software with low proportion of faults. To produce such reli...
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This particular essay expounds upon how one can foresee and predict software reliability. There are two major components that exist within a computersystem: hardware and software. The reliabilities between the two ar...
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This paper is concerned with the design procedures of an automated testing tool, developed in Matlab®/Simulink® environment, that performs software verification during runtime on a PLC (Programmable Logic Co...
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This paper describes a stereo-imaging system for variable distances. The setup includes a mechanical mount system-holder, a control unit for the correct positioning of the cameras, the cameras itself and the object to...
This paper describes a stereo-imaging system for variable distances. The setup includes a mechanical mount system-holder, a control unit for the correct positioning of the cameras, the cameras itself and the object to capture. The goal of this setup was to achieve a true sense of scale and depth of the filmed material on dynamically variable distances to the object. This demands certain requirements which are usually not necessary for many applications of stereoscopic filming. In the last step, the resulting material is prepared for viewing.
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