Diagnostic coverage plays a vital role in ensuring the reliability and safety of systems by detecting and mitigating failures. How effectively can your system detect its own dangerous failures? Explore this crucial concept with a compelling visual example.
Visual Chronicles
Diagnostic coverage measures how effectively a system can detect its own dangerous failures – but detection doesn’t eliminate the danger, it prevents dangerous situations. Through contrasting brake system scenarios and illustrations, we explore the critical difference between undetected failures that lead to accidents and detected failures that trigger preventive warnings.
Key Takeaways:
- Diagnostic Coverage: This safety metric measures the effectiveness of a system in detecting functional failures.
- Diagnostic Functions: These functions are responsible for identifying failures within the system.
- Risk Mitigation: While detecting a failure does not eliminate the possibility of accidents or harm, it significantly reduces the associated risks.