Clarifying what the FIT values are for elements

in a SIF.

submission_thesis/CH2_FMEA/copy.tex

@@ -1455,6 +1455,22 @@ To achieve SIL levels, diagnostic coverage and SFF levels are prescribed along w
 hardware architectures and software techniques. 
 The overall aim of SIL is to classify the safety of a system,
 by statistically determining how frequently it can fail dangerously.
+%
+%
+% MY addition: 11DEC2013
+%
+\ifthenelse {\boolean{post_submission_myedit}}{
+That is to say the PFH or FIT value assigned to a component in a SIF
+is its dangerous failure rate. Individual dangerous component
+failure modes may be mitigated by their detection percentage
+and their diagnostic interval.
+}
+{
+%
+}
+%
+%
+%
 \fmmdglossFMEDA
 %
 \subsection{Automotive Safety Integrity Levels}

submission_thesis/thesis.tex

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 \usepackage{ifthen}
 \newboolean{pld}
 \setboolean{pld}{false} % boolvar=true or false
+\newboolean{post_submission_myedit}
+\setboolean{post_submission_myedit}{true}
 \newboolean{paper}
 \setboolean{paper}{false} % boolvar=true or false
 \input{style}