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7.3.1 The Impact of Technical Regulation on the Technical Integrity of Complex Engineered Systems
Author(s) -
Edwards Michael
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2009.tb01007.x
Subject(s) - risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , system integrity , structural integrity , set (abstract data type) , systems engineering , engineering , reliability engineering , business , structural engineering , programming language
The explicit aim of the application of technical regulation is to ensure that the requisite Technical Integrity of the developed system is achieved. Technical Integrity encompasses fitness for service, system safety and minimised environmental impact. The beginnings of a program of research to test the hypothesis that “The application of technical regulation yields improved technical integrity of the complex engineered system” are established. It is shown that only the intended emergent properties of a complex engineered system and its unintended hazards are directly addressed by technical regulation. A candidate set of measures to assess technical integrity is proposed. The methods that may enhance technical integrity of complex systems are reviewed. The degrees to which technical regulatory frameworks actually enforce methods known to have a contribution to technical integrity are also reviewed resulting in a list of corollary questions to be considered by future research.