Title :
Failsafe design of closed loop systems
Author :
Somerville, A.J.
Author_Institution :
IVAC Corp., San Diego, CA
Abstract :
A general approach for designing closed-loop systems that will be safe in the presence of hardware failures in medical instruments is presented. Specific recommendations to attain a fail-safe system are made (i.e. hardware and software features). Special attention is paid to checking the read-only and random-access memories
Keywords :
closed loop systems; control system synthesis; fault tolerant computing; safety systems; closed loop systems; fail-safe system; hardware failures; medical instruments; random-access memories; read-only; Closed loop systems; Control systems; Costs; Drug delivery; Hardware; Hazards; Instruments; Railway safety; Software safety; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering of Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1988., Proceedings of the Symposium on the
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4863-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECBS.1988.5440
