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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ automated systems.
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% No need to talk about abstraction yet, just define PLD PROPERLY
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The Diagrams described here form the mathematical basis for a new visual and formal system
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The diagrams described here form the mathematical basis for a new visual and formal system
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for the analysis of safety critical software and hardware systems.
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\end{abstract}
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}
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@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ static analysis.%\cite{sccs}\cite{en61508}.
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This type of analysis treats failure modes within a system as logical
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states.
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PLD provides a visual method for modelling failure~mode analysis
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within these systems, and aids the collection of
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PLD's provide a visual method for modelling failure~mode analysis
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within these systems, and aid the collection of
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common failure symptoms.
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Contrasting this to looking at many propositional logic equations directly
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@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ i.e. the contours $\mathcal{X}$ from the zone it inhabits.
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{
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\definition{
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Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a function mapping a test case $t \in T$, to a proposition / logical equation $p \in P$.
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Let $\mathcal{F_t}$ be a function mapping a test case $t \in T$, to a proposition / logical equation $p \in P$.
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The test case $t$, inhabits the zone $\mathcal{Z}$ which is a collection of contours (the contours that enclose the test case).
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We can express this as
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$$ \mathcal{F}:T \rightarrow P\;, $$
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$$ \mathcal{F_t}:T \rightarrow P\;, $$
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%$$ \mathcal{F}(t): p = \bigwedge_{c \in \mathcal{Z}} \Lambda c $$
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given by
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$$ \mathcal{F}(t): p = \bigwedge_{c \in \mathcal{Z}} c \;. $$
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$$ \mathcal{F_t}(t): p = \bigwedge_{c \in \mathcal{Z}} c \;. $$
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}
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}
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{
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\definition{
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Let $\mathcal{G}$ be a function that returns a logic equation for a given $SMG$
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$fmg$ in the diagram, where an SMG is a non empty set of test cases
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$fmg$ in the diagram, where an SMG is a non empty set of test cases.
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% $t$ is a `test case'
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$\mathcal{G}$ has a domain of SMG and a range of $P$ given as
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as
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$$ \mathcal{G}:SMG \rightarrow P_{fmg}. $$
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$$ \mathcal{G}:SMG \rightarrow P. $$
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The logic equation (using $oplus$ to represent exclusive-or) representing an SMG $p_{fmg}$ can be determined thus;
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The logic equation (using $oplus$ to represent exclusive-or) representing an SMG $p_{fmg}$ is given thus;
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$$\mathcal{G}_{fmg}(fmg) = \bigoplus_{t \in fmg} (\; \mathcal{F}_{t} (t) \;) \; .$$
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$$\mathcal{G}(fmg) = \bigoplus_{t \in fmg} (\; \mathcal{F_t}_{t} (t) \;) \; .$$
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}
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}
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@ -385,8 +386,12 @@ The semantics of the diagram is the set of logic equations representing all its
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along with unused zones (i.e. zones that are not inhabited by SMGs).
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Thus the abstract representation of the diagram, becomes a list of logic equations
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and unused available zones.
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% THIS ABOVE COULD BE ANOTHER DEFINITION
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\section{Context, functional groups, failure modes and symptoms}
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\include{../shortfg}
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\subsection{Symptom Collection}
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{
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\definition{
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\label{SMGderivation}
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A diagram can be drawn to represent the collection of $SMG$s.
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%A diagram can be drawn to represent the collection of $SMG$s.
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The diagram $d$ represents $SMG$s as graphs of asterisks connected with joining lines.
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A new diagram can be derived from this, replacing each SMG with a contour in the new diagram.
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This diagram is at one higher level of failure~mode abstraction than the diagram that
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it was produced from.
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This diagram is the `symptom collection' diagram derived form $d$.
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}
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}
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\subsection{Derived Component}
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The diagram $d$ represents the failure modes of a functional group,
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with the joining lines defining the its symptom collection.
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The `symptom collection' respresents the functional group
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at a higher level of failure mode abstraction. It represents the
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{\fg} as a higher level component, or {\textbf{derived component}}, with a defined set of failure modes.
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\section{Example Diagrams}
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@ -424,7 +437,7 @@ it was produced from.
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PLD diagrams are read by first looking at the test case asterisks.
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The test case asterisk will be enclosed by one or more contours.
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These contours are collated and used form the logical conjunction
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These contours are collated and used to form the logical conjunction
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equation for the test case.
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These test case points thus represent the conjunctive aspects
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of an equation defined in a PLD. Where these test cases are joined by lines;
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@ -637,12 +650,12 @@ a software tool which assists in drawing these diagrams.
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The diagram \ref{fig:repeated} is converted to propositional logic by first looking at the test cases, and
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the contours they are placed on thus:
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$$ P = (b) $$
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$$ P = (b) \; ,$$
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$$ Q = (a) \wedge (c) \; .$$
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The two test cases are joined by a the line named $R1$.
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we thus apply disjunction to the test cases:
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$$ R1 = P \oplus Q $$
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$$ R1 = P \oplus Q \;,$$
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$$ R1 = b \oplus ( a \wedge c ) \; .$$
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$R2$ joins two other test cases
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component faults and combinations thereof, into faults that,
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at the module level have the same symptoms.
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The act of collecting common symptoms by joining lines is seen as intuitive. % seen as BY ME ! HA !
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The act of collecting common symptoms by joining lines is seen more intuitive
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than lists of logic equations. % seen as BY ME ! HA !
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It also neatly by-passes the problem of having test cases
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which could inadvertently be placed into more than one $SMG$.
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Syntax checking (looking for contradictions and tautologies), as well as detecting
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