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Safer Data: The use of data in the context of a railway control system

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Components of System Safety

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An increasing number of safety-related systems are configured to the application instance through the use of data. These systems typically use a static or slowly changing description of the infrastructure, in combination with a command schedule, instantaneous status data and a set of operational conditions. This paper uses the context of a railway control system to identify safety issues in the configuration of the control system and its reliance upon data from the external information systems.

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  1. CSE International Ltd, Glanford House, Bellwin Drive, DN15 8SN, Flixborough, UK

    A. Faulkner CEng, MBCS

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  1. A. Faulkner CEng, MBCS
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  1. Redmill Consultancy, 22 Onslow Gardens, N10 3JU, London, UK

    Felix Redmill

  2. Centre for Software Reliability, University of Newcastle, NE1 7RU, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Tom Anderson

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Faulkner, A. (2002). Safer Data: The use of data in the context of a railway control system. In: Redmill, F., Anderson, T. (eds) Components of System Safety. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0173-4_13

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0173-4_13

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