safety-critical
Adjective
Meaning
safety-critical (comparative more safety-critical, superlative most safety-critical)
Of a system: capable of causing serious injury or damage if it fails or malfunctions.
Examples
FlexRay protocol which is also a wired network used for safety-critical communication in modern cars, uses the TDMA method for data transmission control.
Examples include aircraft navigation, reactor control systems, safety-critical chemical factory controls, train signals.
However, for safety-critical applications (e.
If the software is safety-critical and can have negative impact on human life (e.
Often the convenience is to permit mistakes during training for a safety-critical system.
The system is not used for any safety-critical or weapon-critical tasks, such as weapon release or lowering of the undercarriage, but is used for a wide range of other cockpit functions.