Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is typically performed by a team of engineers working together. In general, they will only consider single point failures in a system. Consideration of all possible combinations of ...

Qualitative reasoning about electrical systems has reached a level of achievement which allows it to be used for applications on realistic automotive circuits. The type of circuits for which it is most effective can be ...

Description of system function is already in use as the basis of an approach to interpretation of the results of simulation in design analysis, allowing an automated design analysis tool to generate a textual report detailing ...

Engineers have developed a number of design techniques in order to detect problems in their designs, such as yellow-boarding, FMECA, FTA and sneak circuit analysis. Concurrent engineering demands that all such design ...

Software support for the automotive electrical design process is vital, as many of the safety analysis tasks needing to be carried out, while complex, are repetitive and time consuming. Such support is required throughout ...

This paper reviews the state of the art in model-based systems and qualitative reasoning, and considers where the field will be in twenty years time. It highlights six areas where developments in model-based systems in ...