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Dependability of Embedded Control Systems

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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 
Keywords
real-time systems, embedded systems, safety-critical systems, control systems, fail-tolerant systems, fault detection
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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)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0796  University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science  Maribor  5089638003  28,012 
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.
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