Examples of operational rules

In the process industry

• The pressure in containers should never exceed a specified threshold
• The rate of entry of a specific material to a container should be in a specified range.

See also Process Control

In medical treatment

• The parameters (temperature, pulse rate, oxygen level ...) should always be in a specified range.

In production lines

• The time from starting the line until the first products are assembled should reside in a specified time frame.
• The production rates should be in a specified range.

In transportation

• Idle navigation should be excluded in routine navigation ( the case of ship navigation ... )

When driving a car

• The distance from the vehicle in front should exceed a threshold calculated as a function of the car velocity.
• The distance from separation lines should exceed thresholds calculated as a function of the car velocity.

In alarm systems

• The parameters of sound alarms (amplitude, frequency, ...) should be in ranges suited to represent the emergency level
• The sound alerting about a specific threat should not repeat for the same threat.

In war

• The target should be in an area defined as a fire zone, or included in a list of targets allocated for the combat stage, or coordinated with an observer.

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Updated on 17 May 2016.