Paper Info
Title
Towards Tool Support for Design and Safety Analysis of High Consequence Arming Systems Using Matlab.
Abstract
High consequence arming systems are designed to prevent unwanted external (or potentially internal) energy flowing to a critical component without intention. The hazard analysis of such systems can be a slow and difficult manual process, potentially repeated in various life-cycle phases or on multiple design options. This paper details a simulation tool under development at AWE to provide a fast and repeatable analysis process. The simulation generates a set of possible paths along which different energy types could potentially propagate through the system. Behaviour identified by the tool can support the design of the system and selection of an architecture providing assurance of safety whilst still providing reliability. We present an outline of the model development process, results from its use with a case study and demonstrate the advantages over manual analysis. A number of limitations of the current implementation are discussed, we then propose future work aimed at alleviating some of these issues.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/978-3-642-31072-0_27
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Keywords
Field
DocType
safety analysis,matlab,simulation,propagation
Astronomy,Architecture,MATLAB,Systems engineering,Simulation,Computer science,Hazard analysis
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
113
1865-1348
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
3
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dan Slipper100.68
Wilson Ifill2449.05
Gordon Hunter300.34
Roger Green400.34
Richard Johnson500.34
Alistair A. McEwan68916.68