Title :
The challenge of building process-control software
Author :
Leveson, Nancy G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Process control is explained, and it is shown why trying to build process-control software using the same approaches developed and used for data-processing and information-system software will lead to failure. Rather than offering solutions to the problems inherent in developing process-control software, the author identifies the aspects of the problem on which to focus attention and the tasks that are ripe for solution. In particular, modeling and analysis, human-computer interaction, and risk evaluation are discussed.<>
Keywords :
process computer control; real-time systems; software engineering; analysis; human-computer interaction; modeling; process-control software; real-time software; risk evaluation; Accidents; Analog computers; Control systems; Humans; Marine vehicles; Medical control systems; Military aircraft; Military computing; Process control; Weapons;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
