Safety and Reliability of Programmable Electronic Systems

ISBN-13: 9789401084185 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 270 str.

Harry Daniels

Opis

The use of programmable electronic systems (PES) in industry has grown considerably with the availability of microcomputers. These systems offer many benefits to the designer and user in providing more comprehensive control of industrial processes, enviroments, machine tools and in robot installations. As confidence grows with the application of PES, users and manufacturers are considering incorporating safety functions within the requirements and functions of the PES. This book represents the proceedings of the Programmable Electronic Systems Safety Symposium (PES-3) held in Guernsey, Channel Islands, May 28th - 30th 1986, which presented the guidance available to users, designers and safety assessors of programmable electronic systems. This guidance is applicable for many real and potential risk and safety situations in a wide variety of industries ranging from nuclear power plants and industrial robotics, to machine tools and chemical process controllers. The original impetus to hold the Symposium came from a two year collaborative project partially funded by the Commission of the European Communities under the 1979-83 Informatics Initiative. The sponsors of the Symposium studied the assessment, architecture and performance of industrial programmable electronic systems, with particular reference to robotics. The group of papers in the first session give the first public report of the results of this project. The session was Chaired by H Fangmeyer from the Commission's Joint Research Centre at Ispra, Italy, who was the Commission's Project Manager throughout the collaboration.

Spis treści

Session I The European Joint Colloborative Project.- Assessment, Architecture and Performance of Industrial Programmable Electronic Systems, with Particular Reference to Robotic Safety.- Presentation of Objectives 1 and 2 of the Joint Collaborative Project on Programmable Electronic Systems: Collection and Data Banking of Information.- Analysis of Accidents and Disturbances Involving Industrial Robots.- Collection and Assessment of Current Standards and Guidelines for Programmable Electronic Systems: CEC Collaborative Project, Objective 3.- The Inadequacies of Research into Programmable Electronic Systems in Industrial Robots.- Guideline Framework for the Assessment of Programmable Electronic Systems.- Case Study Using the Guidelines Framework.- Session II Programmable Electronic Systems In Nuclear Applications.- Use of Programmable Electronic Systems in Indian Nuclear Power Plants.- Failsafe Operation of a Programmable Electronic System in a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Refuelling System.- Software Safety Using Fault Tree Analysis Technique.- Programmable Controller Fault Tree Models for use in Nuclear Power Plant Risk Assessments.- The Integrated Protection System: High Integrity Design as a Response to Safety Issues.- Session III Industrial Applications Of Programmable Electronic Systems.- Enhancing System Reliability by Improving Component Reliability.- Improving the Safety of Programmable Electronic Systems.- Session IV Assessment Methodologies.- PASS II — Program for Analysing Sequential Circuits.- Experience with Computer Assessment.- Safety Assessment Methods for New AGR Fuel Route Control Systems.- Session V Software For Programmable Electronic Systems.- Guidelines for the Synthesis of Software for Distributed Processors.- Experiences with the Diverse Redundancy in Programmable Electronic Systems.- Session VI Experience With Emc, Signature Analysis, Fault Simulation And Safety Of Machine Tools.- Effects of Electromagnetic Interferences on Programmable Electronic Systems.- Improving the Safety Level of Programmable Electronic Systems by Applying the Concept of Signature Analysis.- The Physical Simulation of Fault: A Tool for the Evaluation of Programmable Controller’s Behaviour on Internal Failure.- Safety with Numerically Controlled Machine Tools.- Session VII National And Industrial Guidelines For Programmable Electronic Systems.- Requirements for Microcomputer Systems in Safety Relevant Application — State of the Art in the Federal Republic of Germany.- Use of Microprocessors in Safety Critical Applications — Guidelines for the Nordic Factory Inspectorates.- Standardisation for Computer Safety — The Current Situation in Germany.- Harmonisation of Safety Standards for Programmable Electronic Systems.- Guidance on the Use of Programmable Electronic Systems in Safety Related Applications.