Integrating model checking with HiP-HOPS in model-based safety analysis

Sharvia, Septavera; Papadopoulos, Yiannis

Abstract

The ability to perform an effective and robust safety analysis on the design of modern safety–critical systems is crucial. Model-based safety analysis (MBSA) has been introduced in recent years to support the assessment of complex system design by focusing on the system model as the central artefact, and by automating the synthesis and analysis of failure-extended models. Model checking and failure logic synthesis and analysis (FLSA) are two prominent MBSA paradigms. Extensive research has placed emphasis on the development of these techniques, but discussion on their integration remains limited. In this paper, we propose a technique in which model checking and Hierarchically Performed Hazard Origin and Propagation Studies (HiP-HOPS) – an advanced FLSA technique – can be applied synergistically with benefit for the MBSA process. The application of the technique is illustrated through an example of a brake-by-wire system.

Citation

Sharvia, S., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2015). Integrating model checking with HiP-HOPS in model-based safety analysis. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 135(March), 64-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2014.10.025

• Acceptance Date: Oct 31, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Nov 10, 2014
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Deposit Date: Feb 24, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 24, 2016
• Journal: Reliability engineering & system safety
• Print ISSN: 0951-8320
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 135
• Issue: March
• Pages: 64-80
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2014.10.025
• Keywords: HiP-HOPS; Fault tree analysis; Model checking; Model-based safety analysis; Failure-logic synthesis analysis; Fault tolerance
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/411369
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0951832014002725
• Additional Information: Author's accepted manuscript of article published in: Reliability engineering & system safety, 2015, v.135.