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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mission-critical and safety-critical systems handbook : design and development for embedded applications / edited by Kim Fowler; technical consultant, Sharfus Draid, Inc.

    p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-7506-8567-2 (alk. paper)

1. Reliability (Engineering) 2. Fault tolerance (Engineering) 3. Embedded computer systems–Design and construction. 4. Safety factor in engineering. I. Fowler, Kim.

TA169.M574 2010

620’.00452–dc22                        2009038373

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