Projects / Programmes
Dependability of Embedded Control Systems
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
2.06.03 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Systems and cybernetics |
Methods and tools for design and implementation of control systems |
Code |
Science |
Field |
P170 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Computer science, numerical analysis, systems, control |
P175 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Informatics, systems theory |
T120 |
Technological sciences |
Systems engineering, computer technology |
real-time systems, embedded systems, safety-critical systems, control systems, fail-tolerant systems, fault detection
Researchers (3)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
18334 |
MSc Aleksander Polutnik |
Metrology |
Researcher |
2002 - 2004 |
24 |
2. |
16326 |
MSc Bor Prihavec |
Computer science and informatics |
Researcher |
2002 - 2004 |
41 |
3. |
12508 |
PhD Domen Verber |
Computer science and informatics |
Head |
2002 - 2004 |
349 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
A typical control system today consists of physical process components, sensors, actuators, distributed computers with communication networks, and several thousands of lines of code. Examples of those are control systems in industrial plants, nuclear reactors, avionics, etc. The size and the complexity of such systems increase every year and so does the probability of fault in one of many components. Each fault in such system can cause severe material loss or even endanger human lives.
The most of the researchers that are dealing with the problem of fault-tolerant computing is only providing partial solutions. However, for appropriate consideration of all problems, holistic approach is necessary.
The main issue of the project is the study and the development of methods and tools for hierarchically organised fault-tolerant control systems. Such systems consist of hierarchically organised function unit. On the lowest level, they are connected with the network of sensors and actuators, through which the control system communicates with its environment. The proposed model can deal with faults in the environment, in the hardware and in the software of embedded system, etc. Basic research topics covered with the project are fault detection, fault localisation and isolation, graceful degradation of the functionality of the system in a case of a minor fault, and controlled and safe shut-down of the system in the case of severe defects.