Category: Failure-prone design

Designs that are likely to fail and create unsafe situation.

An unprecedented case in automotive safety: FIAT’s Punto model scores a ‘0’ rating in the safety NCAP crash test

February 1, 2021 Yusuf Bahar Accidents, Autonomous operation, Fail-safe design, Failure-prone design

If you have an interest in the field of automotive, you certainly have heard about Fiat’s recent inferior reputation when[…]

Airbus Flight AF447: Safety design failure combined with human error

February 1, 2021 Yusuf Bahar Aviation, Failure-prone design, System safety

This week, the newspapers [1] were mentioned the airplane crash of Air France flight AF447 again, which was notably the[…]

Space shuttle disasters of Challenger and Columbia: Did NASA actually prioritize safety and was the shuttle layout safe?

February 1, 2021 Yusuf Bahar Accidents, Aviation, Failure-prone design

In modern history, the most notorious disasters in the field of aerospace that come to mind would certainly be the[…]

Safe integration of cobots enjoying artificial intelligence in healthcare cobots

February 8, 2020 barthendriksen Cobot safety, Human System interactions, System safety

For the past semester, Raymond Harhuis and Bart Hendriksen have been working under the supervision of Dr. Rajabali Nejad on[…]

Oss Rail Accident

February 3, 2020 Anuj Kumar Accidents, Bicycle safety, Children safety, Failure-prone design, Railways

Introduction: The Oss railway accident happened on 20 September 2018 when a passenger train collided with a Stint cart on a level crossing at Oss, North[…]