5.3.1 A Safety-Driven Systems Engineering Process

This paper describes a new systems engineering process for safety-driven development that combines three state-of-the-art techniques: 1) Intent Specification, a framework for organizing system development and operational information in a hierarchical structure; 2) the STAMP model of accident causation, a system-theoretic framework upon which to base more powerful safety engineering techniques; and 3) STAMP-based Hazard Analysis (STPA).