Effects of dormant faults on reliability of fault-tolerant real-time computer system
潜在故障对容错实时计算机系统可靠性的影响

As most of the fault-tolerant systems are based on single-fault assumption, the dormant fault is a potential threat to its reliability. Using the example of an automotive control system, the effects of dormant faults on the reliability of the system were studied. Moreover, based on the analysis of the effects of ancient parameters on mean time to the system failure, a new parameter of the time required for emergence handling was introduced. This parameter is important for permanent faults, and its effects on the reliability of the system were analyzed.