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\chapter*{Colophon} \chapter*{Colophon}
%Thanks every body ! In short ``Thanks every body''!
Completing my PhD degree is the most intellectually challenging %% FUCK OFF ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS WERE MORE DIFFICULT --- and actually useful unlike set theory Completing my PhD %degree
is the most intellectually challenging %% FUCK OFF ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS WERE MORE DIFFICULT --- and actually useful unlike set theory
activity of my first 52 years of my life! %% SET THEORY IS A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS activity of my first 52 years of my life! %% SET THEORY IS A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS
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The best and worst moments of my doctoral journey The best and worst moments of my doctoral journey
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My first debt of gratitude must go to my supervisors, My first debt of gratitude must go to my supervisors,
Dr. C Garret, %% TOP BLOKE Dr. C Garret, %% TOP BLOKE
Professor J. Howse and %% JAVALA LAT HUND Professor J. Howse and %% JAVALA LAT HUND
Dr. A. Fish. %% JAVALA LAT HUND Dr. A. Fish %% JAVALA LAT HUND
.
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They patiently provided the guidance, They patiently provided the guidance,
encouragement and advice necessary for me to proceed through the encouragement and advice necessary for me to proceed through the
research, consolidation and write-up phases of the PhD program, research, consolidation and write-up phases of the PhD program,
to submit three papers to conferences~\cite{syssafe2011,syssafe2012,Clark_fastzone} to prepare and submit three papers to conferences~\cite{syssafe2011,syssafe2012,Clark_fastzone}
and to complete and submit this thesis. and to complete and submit this thesis.
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Further I thank her for encouraging me to apply for the PhD. %% PITY SHE DID NOT STAY ON AS MY PHD SUPERVISOR Further I thank her for encouraging me to apply for the PhD. %% PITY SHE DID NOT STAY ON AS MY PHD SUPERVISOR
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I am deeply thankful to the directors of Energy Technology Control not only for I am deeply thankful to the directors of Energy~Technology~Control~Ltd not only for
funding this course, but providing training and work experience in the funding this course, but providing training and work experience in the
field of safety critical engineering, and giving me Friday field of safety critical engineering, and giving me Friday
afternoons to pursue my studies. afternoons to pursue my studies.
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At Energy Technology Control, the following people gave encouragement, and At Energy~Technology~Control, the following people gave encouragement, and
validated the concepts for modular FMEA that I was proposing, Martin~Thirsk, Colin~Talmay, validated the concepts for modular FMEA that I was proposing, Martin~Thirsk, Colin~Talmay,
Darren~Legge and Hazel~Anderson. Darren~Legge and Hazel~Anderson.
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have been focused on the safety critical electronic/computing area, have been focused on the safety critical electronic/computing area,
gave valuable time to look at and comment on my FMMD proposals. gave valuable time to look at and comment on my FMMD proposals.
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Their comments gave me confidence that the methodology I was developing had
%was not only an academic exercise but had
potential practical
applications and benefits.
% Grandma Serife Gur and grandaunt Fadime Altinteril, who left us too soon. % Grandma Serife Gur and grandaunt Fadime Altinteril, who left us too soon.
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I wish to thank my parents, Jeniffer and Richard Clark. I wish to thank my parents, Jeniffer and Richard Clark.
% MY MUM for proof reading alot! % MY MUM for proof reading alot!
I hope that this work makes you proud. I hope that this work makes you proud.
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