• DocumentCode
    1236495
  • Title

    A Fail-Safe Logic System Utilizing Core Transistor Logic Elements

  • Author

    Nara, Akinao ; Fukinuki, Takahiko

  • Author_Institution
    Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1971
  • Firstpage
    77
  • Lastpage
    85
  • Abstract
    The concept of ``fail-safe´´ is different from that of``failure minimization.´´ It assumes a specific responsibility in a logic system by being required to guarantee the safety of human lives—for instance, in a railway traffic control system.
  • Keywords
    Contacts; Costs; Electromagnetic forces; Humans; Logic circuits; Logic testing; Magnetic cores; Rail transportation; Railway safety; Relays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9421
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIECI.1971.231106
  • Filename
    1701868