Safety Analysis of the Height Control System for the Elbtunnel

  • Authors:
  • Frank Ortmeier;Gerhard Schellhorn;Andreas Thums;Wolfgang Reif;Bernhard Hering;Helmut Trappschuh

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • SAFECOMP '02 Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Currently a new tunnel tube crossing the river Elbe is built in Hamburg. Therefore a new height control system is required. A computer examines the signals from light barriers and overhead sensors to detect vehicles, which try to drive into a tube with insufficient height. If necessary, it raises an alarm that blocks the road.This paper describes the application of two safety analysis techniques on this embedded system: model checking has been used to prove functional correctness with respect to a formal model. Fault tree analysis has validated the model and considered technical defects. Their combination has uncovered a safety flaw, led to a precise requirement specification for the software, and showed various ways to improve system safety.