| Safer Systems: Proceedings of the Fifth Safety-Critical Systems Symposium, Brighton 1997 Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Redmill, Felix (Editor), Anderson, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540761349 ISBN-13: 9783540761341 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - Systems Analysis & Design - Computers | Hardware - Mobile Devices |
| Dewey: 363.11 |
| LCCN: 96052064 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.93 lbs) 285 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The contributions to this book are the invited papers presented at the fifth annual Safety-critical Systems Symposium. They cover a broad spectrum of issues affecting safety, from a philosophical appraisal to technology transfer, from requirements analysis to assessment, from formal methods to artificial intelligence and psychological aspects. They touch on a number of industry sectors, but are restricted to none, for the essence of the event is the transfer of lessons and technologies between sectors. All address practical issues and of- fer useful information and advice. Contributions from industrial authors provide evidence of both safety con- sciousness and safety professionalism in industry. Smith's on safety analysis in air traffic control and Rivett's on assessment in the automotive industry are informative on current practice; Frith's thoughtful paper on artificial intelli- gence in safety-critical systems reflects an understanding of questions which need to be resolved; Tomlinson's, Alvery's and Canning's papers report on collaborative projects, the first on results which emphasise the importance of human factors in system development, the second on the development and trial of a comprehensive tool set, and the third on experience in achieving tech- nology transfer - something which is crucial to increasing safety. |