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\chapter*{Colophon}
%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
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
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
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My first debt of gratitude must go to my supervisors,
Dr. C Garret, %% TOP BLOKE
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,
encouragement and advice necessary for me to proceed through the
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.
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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
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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
field of safety critical engineering, and giving me Friday
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,
Darren~Legge and Hazel~Anderson.
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have been focused on the safety critical electronic/computing area,
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.
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I wish to thank my parents, Jeniffer and Richard Clark.
% MY MUM for proof reading alot!
I hope that this work makes you proud.
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