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CONTROL OF SAFETY CRITICAL OPERATIONS

  • US 20120303145A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2011
  • Published: 11/29/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an operative portion for performing a safety critical operation, a command portion remote from the operative portion for controlling performance of the safety critical operation, and low integrity transmission means for transmitting a control command from the command portion to the operative portion, wherein the control command comprises a plurality of keywords generated in a high integrity control command generation part of the command portion which are outputted only in response to a correct command from an operator, and the operative portion comprises a plurality of high integrity key safe switches which operate to compare the keywords received from the command portion via the low integrity transmission means, the performance of the safety critical operation being effected only in the event of a correct comparison by the key safe switches.

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