Integration of Fault Tree Analysis into Model-Based Product Line Engineering in Railway Vehicles

Dibaei Asl M, Fellerer J, Arestova A, Hielscher KS, German R (2025)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article

Publication year: 2025

Event location: Sicily, Italy IT

URI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10927421

DOI: 10.1109/ICSRS63046.2024.10927421

Abstract

Reliability analysis based on fault trees is one of the important methods for determining the cause of system failure by beginning from the top event and proceeding to the basic events, however, it is usually overlooked in the first stages of designing complex systems. The main reason is the requirement for in-depth knowledge about the characteristics and behavior of the system. This study provides a solution for reliability analysis by
generating fault trees based on Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) and Product Line Engineering (PLE). System Modelling Language (SysML) diagrams are leveraged to detect and model failure points of the system and to map them into fault trees. Moreover, to develop the proposed solution for product families
and detect variability-related failure points from PLE, we use pure::variants diagrams to develop fault trees. To investigate the validity of the proposed approach, as a case study, we present the process of fault tree generation from SysML and pure::variants diagrams in railway vehicles. Finally, a number of important
challenges and limitations are explained briefly.

Authors with CRIS profile

Mahdi Dibaei Asl Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Jonathan Fellerer Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Anna Baron Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Kai-Steffen Hielscher Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Reinhard German Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)

Related research project(s)

MBPLE4Mobility - Continuous model-based product line development for control systems in vehicle technology (MBPLE4Mobility) July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024

How to cite

APA:

Dibaei Asl, M., Fellerer, J., Arestova, A., Hielscher, K.-S., & German, R. (2025). Integration of Fault Tree Analysis into Model-Based Product Line Engineering in Railway Vehicles. In Proceedings of the 2024 the 8th International Conference on System Reliability and Safety (ICSRS). Sicily, Italy, IT.

MLA:

Dibaei Asl, Mahdi, et al. "Integration of Fault Tree Analysis into Model-Based Product Line Engineering in Railway Vehicles." Proceedings of the 2024 the 8th International Conference on System Reliability and Safety (ICSRS), Sicily, Italy 2025.

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