AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TOR-2009(8591)-14, EFFECTIVE FAULT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES (05 JUN 2009)

AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TOR-2009(8591)-14, EFFECTIVE FAULT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES (05 JUN 2009)., In an effort to develop a set of fault management methodologies and best practices, a review of the national space program history to identify fault management escapes/successes was performed. From this review, a collaborative government and industry team developed an initial set of fault management methodologies or “best practices” for implementing effective fault management throughout the program life cycle. This document provides the recommended fault management development tasks and system requirements, along with the guidance on how to perform these tasks, implement an effective fault management design, and perform an effective fault management verification program. Rationale and examples are provided when applicable. This document is structured into two main sections: guidelines (section 4) and implementation suggestions (section 5). Sections 4 and 5 are organized in a roughly chronological order to correspond with the order that subjects would be encountered during the development of a fault management system during a program.