diff --git a/submission_thesis/CH8_Conclusion/copy.tex b/submission_thesis/CH8_Conclusion/copy.tex index ee21466..2155bd6 100644 --- a/submission_thesis/CH8_Conclusion/copy.tex +++ b/submission_thesis/CH8_Conclusion/copy.tex @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ If we require FMMD to produce full FTA diagrams, we need to add these attributes to the FMMD UML model\footnote{Top down failure mode models, such as FTA, are additionally useful in guiding diagnostic analysis.}. \fmmdglossINHIBIT - +% \paragraph{Environment, operational states and inhibit gates: additions to the UML model.} - +% FTA, in addition to using symbols borrowed from digital logic introduces three new symbols to model environmental, operational state and inhibit gates; % we discuss here how these can be incorporated into the FMMD model is discussed below. - +% A system will be expected to perform in a given environment. % Environment in the context of this study @@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ are added to UML diagram in figure \ref{fig:cfg} are represented in figure \ref \clearpage -\subsection{Retrospective Failure Mode analysis and FMMD} +\subsection{Retrospective failure mode analysis and FMMD} The reasons for applying retrospective failure mode analysis could be: \begin{itemize} - \item approving previously un-assessed systems to a safety standard, + %\item approving previously un-assessed systems to a safety standard, \item to re-visit a safety analysis after a small h/w or s/w change, \item upon discovery of a new {\bc} {\fm}, \item or to determine the failure mode behaviour of an previously un-assessed instrument used in safety critical verification. @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ failure modes. %come to light. % % -\paragraph{Retrospective Failure Mode analysis and software.} +\paragraph{Retrospective failure mode analysis and software.} % We can apply retrospective FMMD to electronic and software hybrid systems as well. %