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Jean FAUCHER: Consulting engineer. Orfim Conseil - Reliability and maintenance expert for the courts – Lecturer in reliability at engineering schools
INTRODUCTION
Dependability is a generic concept that encompasses the usual notions of reliability, availability and safety.
It can be thought of as the property of a system such that its users can place justified confidence in the service they expect from it.
Designers will need to be provided with elements enabling them to make choices and ensure that the reliability/availability/safety of the device meets user requirements.
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