NDLI: Robustness against misuse - a new attribute of technical systems

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Vintr, Z. Valis, D.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic (Vintr, Z.; Valis, D.)
Abstract	Operation of a number of technical systems is related to the danger of events' occurrence posing threat to human health and life, resulting in material damage or damage to the environment. Methods and procedures used for risk management take into consideration also a failure of a human factor as a possible cause of dangerous events' occurrence, but they do not give us opportunity to take into account a possible intention of man who can cause a dangerous event on purpose. In view of the terrorist threat we lack a coherent methodology which would enable us to influence system ability so that it could reduce its consequences or it could be protected against misuse by its design solution. This ability of a system is called robustness against misuse. The article presents fundamental approaches of new methodology which enable us to specify systems' robustness requirements, to describe and classify “weak” points of the systems, to analyze and assess robustness level, and to find and suggest effective ways of increasing the systems' robustness against misuse. The presented methodology is based on the assumption that similarly, as in case of dependability and safety, the assurance of system robustness should be also an object of systematic attention in all phases of the system life cycle, and that the system robustness against misuse is formed in a crucial manner mainly in the early phases of a life cycle (so called premanufacturing stages - conception, development, design).
Starting Page	317
Ending Page	320
File Size	353747
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424441693
DOI	10.1109/CCST.2009.5335516
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-10-05
Publisher Place	Switzerland
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Robustness Failure analysis Railway safety Rails Hazards Chemical industry Risk management Human factors Protection Air safety system safety component robustness against misuse robustness assessment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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