The Conversation

How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

I have been studying planetary defense, particularly being part of past, ongoing, and future small body missions. I was part of the NASA/DART mission. I am currently part of the NASA/Lucy mission and ...
Railway Age

Managing Failure Risk

RAILWAY AGE, JUNE 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Before we begin, I want to highlight an upcoming RT&S virtual technical conference that will convene on July ...
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Evaluation of the Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Current TARAM Process Details." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Evaluation of the Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology.
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Reduce common-cause failures for robust redundancy

In the article “Redundancy for Safety Compliant Automotive Devices”, we saw how redundant components help in improving the reliability and availability of a system. By replicating a component in a ...