Safe Control Systems and the Viper Microprocessor.

Abstract

Most accidents are caused by human error. Computer control systems in aircraft, chemical plant, nuclear reactors and so on could in principle prevent many accidents, but in practice they are not reliable enough to be put in charge of human lives. This Memorandum describes some of the developments in computer hardware and software which are needed before this situation can change, and introduces the VIPER microprocessor which has been designed specifically for ultra-reliable systems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156617

Entities

People

  • J. Kershaw

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Control Systems
  • Microprocessors
  • Nuclear Reactors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Computer Science.
  • Software Engineering