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Safe and Reliable Computer Control Systems - an Overview

Authors:

Henrik Thane

Publication Type:

Conference/Workshop Paper

Venue:

Safecomp 97 -- Proceedings of the 16th Int. Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security

Publisher:

Springer Verlag ISBN 3-540-76191-8

Abstract

In a survey of the concepts and methods regarding reliability and safety in computer based systems the author came to the conclusion that software engineering is still immature as a discipline. Belief in now cliché "silver bullets" is ever claimed, even though their existence have been refuted several times during the last ten years. Even in more refined circumstances where the word dependability apply belief is central. The means by which dependability is achieved is believed to be a combination of fault free design, fault elimination a nd fault tolerance. The focus on belief shows that software engineering is still a craft. Belief is not good enough - we need to know. This paper stresses some points of what yet needs to be devised.

Bibtex

@inproceedings{Thane46,
author = {Henrik Thane},
title = {Safe and Reliable Computer Control Systems - an Overview},
month = {September},
year = {1997},
booktitle = {Safecomp 97 -- Proceedings of the 16th Int. Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security},
publisher = {Springer Verlag ISBN 3-540-76191-8},
url = {http://www.es.mdu.se/publications/46-}
}