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FlightGear as a Tool for Real Time Fault-injection, Detection and Self-repair (2015)
Journal Article
Purvis, A., Morris, B., & McWilliam, R. (2015). FlightGear as a Tool for Real Time Fault-injection, Detection and Self-repair. Procedia CIRP, 38, 283-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.08.040

The development of fault-detection and self-healing methods at both a hardware and software level in modern aircraft is an attractive prospect. However it is expensive to design and test these techniques using real aircraft. This paper appraises the... Read More about FlightGear as a Tool for Real Time Fault-injection, Detection and Self-repair.

Experimental validation of a resilient electronic logic design with autonomous fault discrimination/masking (2015)
Journal Article
McWilliam, R., Schiefer, P., & Purvis, A. (2015). Experimental validation of a resilient electronic logic design with autonomous fault discrimination/masking. Procedia CIRP, 38, 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.08.027

This paper presents the experimental validation of a novel fault-tolerant electronic logic design conducted by an automated mixed-signal fault injection procedure. The design under evaluation relies upon a novel redundant design strategy intended to... Read More about Experimental validation of a resilient electronic logic design with autonomous fault discrimination/masking.

Modelling Electronic Circuit Failures using a Xilinx FPGA System (2015)
Journal Article
Carney, T., McWilliam, R., & Purvis, A. (2015). Modelling Electronic Circuit Failures using a Xilinx FPGA System. Procedia CIRP, 38, 277-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.08.039

FPGAs are a ubiquitous electronic component utilised in a wide range of electronic systems across many industries. Almost all modern FPGAs employ SRAM based configuration memory elements which are susceptible to radiation induced soft errors. In high... Read More about Modelling Electronic Circuit Failures using a Xilinx FPGA System.

Creating self-configuring logic with built-in resilience to multiple-upset events (2015)
Journal Article
McWilliam, R., Schiefer, P., & Purvis, A. (2017). Creating self-configuring logic with built-in resilience to multiple-upset events. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 231(13), 2279-2290. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954405415611607

Electronic systems are prone to failures, whether during manufacture or throughout their in-service lifetime. A number of design and fabrication techniques are presently employed that maintain an economical production yield. However, the cost of thro... Read More about Creating self-configuring logic with built-in resilience to multiple-upset events.